E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing Issue 209, January, 2006 [You are receiving this newsletter because at some point you have indicated interest in receiving it. If you wish to unsubscribe, please send an email to p.misra@ieee.org with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line, please include the subject line from the eletter so that we know the email address that needs to be unsubscribed] 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/ Contents 0. Editorial 1. Personals 1.1 Change of address: Zhendong Sun 1.2 New Contact Information: Arye Nehorai 2. General Announcements 2.1 Hycon Benchmark Award Announcement 3. Awards Honors 3.1 Calls for Nominations for 2006 IEEE CSS Awards 3.2 IEEE Awards Deadlines 3.3 Winners of 2005 IEEE CSS Awards 4. Books 4.1 Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems 4.2 Multivariable feedback control 4.3 Variational Analysis and Generalized Differentiation 5. Journals 5.1 CFP: Special Issue on Automotive Controls IEEE-TCST 5.2 CFP: Special Issue on Micro- and Nano-scale Systems IEEE T-CST 5.3 CFP: Special Issue on Multi-vehicle Systems Cooperative Control IEEE-TCST 5.4 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics 5.5 Contents: Asian Journal of Control 5.6 Contents: Automatica 5.7 Contents: Control Engineering Practice 5.8 Contents: European Journal of Control 5.9 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 5.10 Contents: International Journal of Control 5.11 Contents: International Journal of General Systems 5.12 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science 5.13 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory 6. Conferences 6.1 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 6.2 11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems 6.3 1st International Conference on Computer Science and Education 6.4 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control 6.5 2nd International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems 6.6 9th Intl. Conference on Control Automation Robotics and Vision 6.7 Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures 6.8 Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering 6.9 Intelligent Systems and Computing: Theory and Applications 6.10 Symposium on Algebraic Methods in Control Theory and Signal 7. Workshops 7.1 8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES 7.2 Courses on LMI and BMI optimization in control Prague CZ 7.3 Invited Session on Control of Discrete Time Hybrid Systems ADHS 7.4 Mathematical Modeling and Control of Plasmas in Magnetic Fusion 7.5 Nonlinear Control Design for Industrial Applications 7.6 Topics in Computation and Control 7.7 Workshop on Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets 7.8 Workshop on Clustering Large High Dimensional Datasets 8. Positions 8.1 Faculty: Delft Center for Systems and Control NL 8.2 Faculty: Delft University of Technology NL 8.3 Faculty: HIT Shenzhen Graduate School HK 8.4 Faculty: K.U.Leuven Belgium 8.5 Faculty: University of California Santa Cruz USA 8.6 MSPhD: Ryerson University Canada 8.7 PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore 8.8 PhD: Australian National University Australia 8.9 PhD: Darwin project TUE The Netherlands 8.10 PhD: Southampton University UK 8.11 PhDPDF: K.U.Leuven Belgium 8.12 PhD PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore 8.13 PhD PDF: Spanish Council for Scientific Research Spain 8.14 Post-Doc: Lakehead University Canada 8.15 Research Fellow: Australian National University Australia 8.16 Research positions: IRISA Rennes France +----------------------------------------+ | | Editorial | | +----------------------------------------+ Welcome to the 209-th issue of the E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing. As always, search for .** to navigate. 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They may subscribe 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: Zhendong Sun, 1.1 Change of address: Zhendong Sun I returned to China and my correspondence is: Prof. Zhendong Sun College of Automation Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China Tel/Fax: +86 20 87114256 E-mail: zdsun@scut.edu.cn *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Arye Nehorai, 1.2 New Contact Information: Arye Nehorai Arye Nehorai will assume the position of Chairman of the Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, where he will also be the inaugural holder of the Eugene and Martha Lohman Professorship. As of January 1, 2006, his location will be: Washington University in St. Louis Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering Campus Box 1127 Bryan Hall, Room 201 One Brookings Drive St. Louis, MO 63130 phone: 314-935-7520 fax: 314-935-7500 email: nehorai@ese.wustl.edu web: http://ese.wustl.edu/~nehorai +----------------------------------------+ | | General Announcements | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Eduardo F. Camacho, 2.1 Hycon Benchmark Award Announcement The objective of the Network of Excellence HYCON is to establish a durable community of leading researchers and practitioners working in hybrid systems control. HYCON provides a Performance Evaluation Platform for testing control technologies of hybrid systems. Two benchmark problems are included, one of them is a real Solar Air Conditioning Plant and the other a model of an Idle Speed Motor Control system. People interested in hybrid control systems are encouraged to submit their proposals for benchmark exercises before 02/28/2006. A descption of the processes can be found in the HYCON WP2 web site (http://nyquist.us.es/hycon/index.php). If you are interested in participating in the exercise send me (eduardo@esi.us.es) an email describing what type of algorithm you intend to apply and a short CV. Accepted experiments will be considered eligible for the HYCON Award (1000 Euros). The purpose of this award is to recognize the best experiment from all the accepted proposals. Experiments proposed for the Solar Plant will be evaluated by the results obtained both in real plant operation and by simulation. The evaluation of the experiment results will be carried out using the criteria detailed on the web site. The experiments on the actual solar plant will be carried out with the help of personnel hired by HYCON and followed through web remote supervision. It will be possible to stay at the plant site during experimentation. Experiment proposals can be submitted for both the Solar Plant and the Idle Speed Motor Control. The HYCON network of excellence (http://nyquist.us.es/hycon) is funded by the European Union under Contract no.: 511368 +----------------------------------------+ | | Awards Honors | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, 3.1 Calls for Nominations for 2006 IEEE CSS Awards The IEEE Control Systems Society offers five major awards each year in addition to the two student conference paper awards. Brief descriptions of these five awards and calls for nominations are included below. Information regarding the student conference paper awards is included at the websites of the conferences. Further information on Control Systems Society sponsored awards can be obtained from the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/. Note that it is possible to submit nominations, using the on-line nomination forms available on the web, which are accessible from the CSS Awards web page. George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award Every year, the CSS presents up to three outstanding paper awards to authors of papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control during the preceding two calendar years. This outstanding paper award is based on originality, potential impact on the theoretical foundations of control, importance and practical significance in applications, and clarity. The award is named after George S. Axelby, founding editor of the Transactions. Nominations are solicited for the 2006 award from papers published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control from January 2004 through December 2005 (Volumes 49 and 50). The award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Axelby Award Committee. Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award This annual award is selected among papers that appeared in IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology during the previous two years, 2004-2005 (Volumes 12 and 13), based on originality, relevance of the application, clarity of exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems technology. At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the TCST Outstanding Paper Award Committee. Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ IEEE Control Systems Magazine Outstanding Paper Award This annual award is selected from articles and columns that appeared in IEEE Control Systems Magazine during the previous two years, 2004-2005 (Volumes 24 and 25), based on the impact on and benefit to CSS members. At most one award per year is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The award consists of a plaque (one for each author). The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006. Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the CSM Outstanding Paper Award Committee. Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ CSS Technology Award Nominations are solicited for the 2006 IEEE Control Systems Technology Award. This annual award is 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 a team. The award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006. Please send nominations, together with supporting documentation, to the Chair of the CSS Technology Award Committee. Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize Nominations are solicited for the 2006 Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize. This award recognizes distinguished cutting-edge contributions by a young researcher to the theory or application of systems and control. To be eligible, the nominee must be 40 years old or younger on January 1, 2006. The award is named after Antonio Ruberti of Italy, and is funded by the Antonio Ruberti Foundation. The award is presented at the annual CSS awards ceremonies held at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control. The deadline for nominations is May 15, 2006. Please send nominations, together with supporting documentation, to the Chair of the Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize. Please consult the IEEE Control Systems Society Awards web page: http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, 3.2 IEEE Awards Deadlines Please note that JANUARY 31st is the deadline for nominations for the 2006 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 1, 2006. Check the CSS awards website (http://www.ieeecss.org/awards/) for the deadlines of the AACC and IFAC awards. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Panos Antsaklis, 3.3 Winners of 2005 IEEE CSS Awards Outstanding Chapter Award For an outstanding Chapter of the CSS based on the level of its activities and innovations in promoting new activities and services. Singapore Chapter Youyi Wang, Chair Distinguished Member Award To recognize significant technical contributions and outstanding long-term service to the CSS by an individual who has been a member of the CSS for at least five years. Cheryl B. Schrader Roberto Tempo CDC Best Student-Paper Award Finalists To recognize excellence in a paper presented at the Conference on Decision and Control, whose primary author is a Student Member of the IEEE. Michael Rotkowitz, Stanford Univ. (Sanjay Lall), “A Simple Condition for the Convexity of Optimal Control over Networks with Delays,” by M. Rotkowitz, R. Cogill and S. Lall. ** Winner Ketan Savla, UC Santa Barbara (Francesco Bullo), “On Traveling Salesperson Problems for Dubins vehicle: stochastic and dynamic environments,” by K. Savla, F. Bullo and E. Frazzoli. Mohammad Tabbara, Univ. Melbourne (Dragan Nesic), “Input-Output Stability of Wireless Networked Control Systems,” by M. Tabbara, D. Nesic and A. R. Teel. Rafael Vazquez, UC San Diego (Miroslav Krstic), “A Closed-Form Feedback Controller for Stabilization of Linearized Navier-Stokes Equations: The 2D Poisseuille Flow,” by R. Vazquez and M. Krstic. CSM Outstanding Paper Award For an outstanding article or column published in the IEEE Control Systems Magazine during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award, based on impact on and benefit to CSS members. Gunter Stein, Honeywell “Respect the Unstable,” 23:4, August 2003. TCST Outstanding Paper Award For an outstanding paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award, based on originality, relevance of the application, clarity of exposition, and demonstrated impact on control systems technology. Zoltan K. Nagy, University of Stuttgart Richard D. Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Worst-case and distributional robustness analysis of finite-time control trajectories for nonlinear distributed parameter systems”, 11:5, September 2003. George S. Axelby Outstanding Paper Award For outstanding papers published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control during the two calendar years preceding the year of the award, based on originality, clarity, potential impact on the theoretical foundations of control, and practical significance in applications. Ali Jadbabaie, Jie Lin and A. Stephen Morse “Coordination of groups of mobile autonomous agents using nearest neighbor rules,” 48:6, June 2003. Control Systems Technology Award To recognize outstanding contributions to control systems technology either in design and implementation, or in project management. This award may be conferred on an individual or a team. Andrew Packard, University of California at Berkeley Gary Balas, University of Minnesota For the development of modeling and simulation techniques for multivehicle traffic networks and advanced air traffic management systems through innovative application of control systems concepts. Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize To recognize distinguished cutting-edge contributions by a young researcher to the theory or application of systems and control. Richard D. Braatz, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign For theoretical results in the robust control of complex systems, and their application in the process, pharmaceutical, and microelectronics industries. Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize To recognize distinguished contributions to control systems science or engineering. The recipient gives a plenary lecture at the Conference on Decision and Control, evaluating a significant contribution to control systems science or engineering. Pravin Varaiya, University of California at Berkeley For contributions to the control of power, communications, and transportation systems. +----------------------------------------+ | | Books | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Abbas Emami-Naeini, 4.1 Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems Fifth Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2006. ISBN:0-13-149930-0, 928 pp. by: Gene F. Franklin, J. David Powell, Abbas Emami-Naeini Featuring a brand new chapter on nonlinear systems, this revision of the best- selling textbook on feedback control has been recognized for even greater instructor flexibility and student readability. Design is emphasized throughout as well as analysis techniques to provide motivation for the study of control. The authors include many carefully worked-out examples to illustrate the material, as well as review questions to assist students in verifying that they have learned the material. The use of MATLAB is introduced early in recognition of the universal use of software tools in control analysis and design. Strong student pedagogic elements in this edition include bulleted chapter summaries, marginal notes, and chapter openers that offer perspective and an overview of the material to be presented. http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131499300,00.html Table of Contents Chapter 1: An Overview and Brief History of Feedback Control Chapter 2: Dynamic Models Chapter 3: Dynamic Response Chapter 4: Basic Properties of Feedback Chapter 5: The Root-locus Design Method Chapter 6: The Frequency-response Design Method Chapter 7: State-space Design Chapter 8: Digital Control Chapter 9: Nonlinear Systems Chapter 10: Control Systems Design: Principles and Case Studies Appendix A: Laplace Transforms Appendix B: A Review of Complex Variables Appendix C: Summary of Matrix Theory Appendix D: Controllability and Observability Appendix E: Ackermann's Formula for Pole Placement Appendix F: MATLAB Commands Appendix G: Solutions to the End-of-Chapter Questions References Index *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Sigurd Skogestad, 4.2 Multivariable feedback control Multivariable feedback control - Analysis and design. 2nd Edition by Skogestad and Postlethwaite (Wiley, 2005, 592 pages) Soft cover edition, ISBN 0-470-01168-8, Price: USD 72 (US), GBP 39.95 (UK and rest of world). Hard cover edition, ISBN 0-470-01167-X, Price: USD 145 (US), GBP 80 (UK) The book focuses on the applications and practical aspects of robust control techniques. Giving the reader a rigorous, yet easily readable, introduction to the analysis and design of multivariable feedback systems, it provides insights which are invaluable when designing or tuning any control system. Taking into account the latest developments in the field, this fully revised and updated second edition has been expanded by more than 20% to include: - a new chapter devoted to the use of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs); - new results on fundamental performance limitations introduced by RHP- poles and RHP-zeros; - updated material on decentralized control, the selection of controlled variables and self-optimizing control; - simple IMC tuning rules for PID control; - additional material on unstable plants, the feedback amplifier, the lower gain margin and integral action with LQG control; -updated examples, exercises and case studies, using Matlab and the new Robust Control toolbox. More information is available on the books home page; see http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/book *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Boris Mordukhovich, 4.3 Variational Analysis and Generalized Differentiation Analysis and Generalized Differentiation, Volumes I and II Boris Mordukhovich Modern variational analysis can be viewed as an outgrowth of the calculus of variations, optimal control, and mathematical programming, where the focus is on optimization of functions relative to various constraints and on sensitivity/stability of optimization-related problems with respect to perturbations. Classical notions of variations such as moving away from a given point or curve no longer play a critical role, while concepts of problem approximations and/or perturbations become crucial. One of the most characteristic features of modern variational analysis is the intrinsic presence of nonsmoothness, i.e., the necessity to deal with nondifferentiable functions, sets with nonsmooth boundaries, and set-valued mappings. Nonsmoothness naturally enters not only through initial data of optimization and control problems (particularly those with inequality and geometric constraints) but largely via variational principles and other optimization, approximation, and perturbation techniques applied to problems with even smooth data. In fact, many fundamental objects frequently appearing in the framework of variational analysis and control theory (e.g., the distance function, value functions in optimization, control and game problems , maximum and minimum functions, solution maps to perturbed constraint and variational systems, etc.) are inevitably of nonsmooth and/or set-valued structures requiring the development of new forms of analysis that involve generalized differentiation. The book of Mordukhovich is self-contained and mostly collects results that have not been published in the monographic literature. It is split into two volumes and consists of eight chapters divided into sections and subsections. Extensive comments (that play a special role in this book discussing basic ideas, history, motivations, various interrelations, choice of terminology and notation, open problems, etc.) are given for each chapter. The author present and discuss numerous references to the vast literature on many aspects of variational analysis and control theory (considered and not considered in the book) including early contributions and very recent developments. Although there are no formal exercises, the extensive remarks and examples provide grist for further thought and development. Proofs of the major results are complete, while there is plenty of room for furnishing details, considering special cases, and deriving generalizations for which guidelines are often given. Volume I “Basic Theory” consists of four chapters mostly devoted to basic constructions of generalized differentiation, fundamental extremal and variational principles, comprehensive generalized differential calculus, and complete dual characterizations of fundamental properties in nonlinear study related to Lipschitzian stability and metric regularity with their applications to sensitivity analysis of constraint and variational systems. Volume II “Applications” also consists of four chapters mostly devoted to applications of basic principles in variational analysis and the developed generalized differential calculus to various topics in constrained optimization and equilibria, optimal control of ordinary, functional- differential (including those with delays and of neutral type), differential-algebraic, and distributed-parameter systems, and models of welfare economics. The author also discusses some game-theoretical problems and feedback control problems for nonlinear systems in uncertainty conditions. The book is mainly addressed to researchers and graduate students in mathematical and control sciences; first of all to those interested in nonlinear analysis, optimization, equilibria, optimal control theory, game theory, functional analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, functional-differential equations, continuum mechanics, and mathematical economics. We also envision that the book will be useful to a broad range of researchers, practitioners, and graduate students involved in the study and applications of variational methods in operations research, engineering, statistics,mechanics, economics, and other applied sciences. +----------------------------------------+ | | Journals | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Kevin Fischbach, 5.1 CFP: Special Issue on Automotive Controls IEEE-TCST Special Issue on Control Applications in Automotive Engineering NOTE THE NEW DEADLINE !!! The IEEE Technical Committee on Automotive Control (TCAC) seeks papers for a special issue on automotive controls for the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. The Special Issue will describe selected control problems for emerging automotive systems and recent trends in methodologies and applications of control to these systems. Thus, the Special Issue is intended to provide a timely update on the evolution of automotive control technologies, both in research as well as in production. Papers are invited on original investigations relating to modeling, analysis, and control of automotive systems for passenger vehicles. Specific topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Vehicle dynamics, stability control and X-by-wire control * Novel engines and engine control methodologies * Alternative propulsion systems (hybrids, fuel cells, etc.) * Transmission and driveline control * Advanced automotive actuators, sensors, sensor networks, estimation and diagnostics * Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and autonomous vehicles Preference will be given to papers that illuminate a strong linkage between control theories and experimental validation of results. Nevertheless, work that is considerably forward-looking, and is demonstrated only through simulation work, will also be considered. Authors will need to demonstrate and discuss how their findings improve the performance of their target applications. All papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the information found under the heading of “Information for Authors” at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ prior to submitting a paper. Prospective authors should state in their cover emails, or cover letters, that their contribution is meant for the special issue on control applications in automotive engineering. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under review for possible publication elsewhere. Manuscripts must be submitted online by May 26, 2006. Guest Editors: Ilya Kolmanovsky Ibrahim Haskara Julie Buckland Ford Motor Co. General Motors Ford Motor Co. 2101 Village Road 30500 Mound Road 2101 Village Road Dearborn, MI 48124 Warren, MI 48090 Dearborn, MI 48124 ikolmano@ford.com ibrahim.haskara@gm.com jbucklan@ford.com Kevin Fischbach Automotive Components Holdings, LLC 10300 Textile Road Ypsilanti, MI 48197 kfischba@ach-llc.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Reza Moheimani, 5.2 CFP: Special Issue on Micro- and Nano-scale Systems IEEE T-CST CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Special Issue on Dynamics & Control of Micro- and Nano-scale Systems Contributions are invited for a special issue of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY devoted to the subject of Dynamics and Control of Micro- and Nano-scale Systems. The purpose of this special issue is to document the current status of research in this multidisciplinary field, through a collection of original and high-quality papers. There will be a strong emphasis on the role of feedback control systems in the operation of micro- and nano-scale systems. Contributions from industrial researchers are particularly encouraged. Some of the areas that are targeted by this special issue are: * Dynamics & control of scanning probe microscopes, and microcantilever technology * Modeling and control of nanopositioning systems * Control aspects in industrial applications of micro- and nano-scale systems; dual stage micro-actuators, probe-storage devices, etc. * Linear and nonlinear dynamics and control of MEMS/NEMS * Control for nanorobotics; nano-assembly and manipulation at a nano-scale * Control issues in nano-scale actuators and sensors Only contributions that contain significant experimental results will be included. Papers must contain high-quality original contributions and be prepared in accordance with the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY standards. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the information found at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ under ``Information for Authors'' prior to submitting a paper. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under review for possible publication elsewhere. Contributed papers should be submitted online by February 27, 2006. All the papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. Guest Editors: Reza Moheimani School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The University of Newcastle Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia Reza.Moheimani@newcastle.edu.au Santosh Devasia Mechanical Engineering Department Box 352600, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2600 U.S.A devasia@u.washington.edu Evangelos Eleftheriou IBM Zurich Research Laboratory CH-8803 Rueschlikon Switzerland ele@zurich.ibm.com *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C.A. Rabbath, 5.3 CFP: Special Issue on Multi-vehicle Systems Cooperative Control IEEE-TCST Contributions are invited for a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology on the subject of multi-vehicle systems cooperative control. This special issue is concerned with recent advances in multi-vehicle control research with emphasis on experimental results and on solutions to practically relevant problems; therefore, the objective is to bridge part of the gap between theory and practice. The collection of original and high-quality papers are expected to focus on challenges and issues found in cooperative systems operating on ground, in air, at sea and under water. Contributions from industrial researchers are particularly encouraged. A non-exhaustive list of topics of interest includes: * Cooperative task assignment, path planning, and trajectory generation * Experimental validation of cooperative control schemes * Distributed computing and optimization * Parallel implementation of optimizing feedback * Modeling of multi-vehicle control systems * Real-time performance and synchronization of networked systems * Hierarchical control and varying dynamic scales * Decentralization vs. centralized control: issues and challenges * Reconfiguration, compensation of faults/failures at both the vehicle and the team levels Papers must contain high quality original contributions and be prepared in accordance with the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology standards. Prospective authors are advised to refer to the information found at http://www.ieeecss.org/PAB/tcst/ under "Information for Authors" prior to submitting a paper. Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under review for possible publication elsewhere. When submitting a paper, authors should clearly state that it is for the special issue. Contributed papers should be submitted online by April 30, 2006. Submitted papers will be rigorously reviewed according to the standards of the IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. Guest Editors: C.A. Rabbath Chun-Yi Su Antonios Tsourdos Defence Research & Dept. of Mech. Dept. of Aerospace, Power Development Canada Engineering & Sensors DRDC Valcartier Concordia University Cranfield University RMCS 2459 Pie-XI Blvd. N. 1455 de Maisonneuve W. Shrivenham, Swindon Val-Belair, Quebec Montreal, Quebec United Kingdom SN6 8LA Canada G3J 1X5 Canada H3G 1M8 A.Tsourdos@cranfield.ac.uk Camille-Alain.Rabbath cysu@alcor.concordia.ca @drdc-rddc.gc.ca *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Fikret A.Aliev, 5.4 Contents: Applied and Computational Mathematics Optimal Estimation with Scheduled Measurements Orhan C. Imer, Tamer Basar 3 Synthesis Problem for Periodic Systems by Static Output Feedback Fikret A.Aliev, Cengiz C.Archasoy, Vladimir B.Larin and Nargiz 13 A.Safarova Constrained Optimality Conditions in Terms of Proper and Adjoint Exhausters Vladimir F. Demyanov, Vera A. Roshchina 25 Analysis Of Call Handling in Single Cell in Wireless Networks with Impatient Handover Calls Agassi Z.Melikov, Anar T. Babayev 36 Optimal On-Line Control Under Imperfect Information Rafail Gabasov, Faina M.Kirillova 43 Discrete Approximations of Differential Inclusions in Infinite-Dimensional Spaces Boris S. Mordukhovich 58 Numerical Solution of Optimal Control Problems with Unseparated Conditions on Phase State Kamil R. Aida-Zade, Vagif M. Abdullayev 77 Optimizing Anti-Poverty Transfers with Quantile Regressions Christophe Muller 90 On an Optimization Problem Described by Multivalued Mappings and Duality Elimhan N.Mahmudov,Ozkan Deger 104 On the Bochner – Martinelli Operator Baruch Schneider 112 60th Anniversary of prof.Tamer Basar 122 70th Anniversary of prof. Vladimir B.Larin 123 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, 5.5 Contents: Asian Journal of Control Asian Journal of Control Vol. 7, No. 4 December, 2005 CONTENTS Regular: 1. Paper Title: Sliding Mode £U-£G Modulation Control of DC-to-DC Power Converters Authors: Hebertt Sira-Ramirez and Ramon Silva-Ortigoza 2. Paper Title: Fault Detection, Isolation and Reconstruction for Descriptor Systems Authors: Tae-Kyeong Yeu, Hwan-Seong Kim, and Shigeyasu Kawaji 3. Paper Title: Regional Stability and H¡Û Performance Control of Input- Saturated Induction Motor via LMI Approach Authors: Yeong-Hwa Chang, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Pang-Chia Chen, and Min-Hsung Hung 4. Paper Title: Design Modification of Sliding Mode Ovservers for Uncertain MIMO Systems with out and with Time-Delay Authors: Elbrous M. Jafarov 5. Paper Title: A Neuro-Fuzzy System Design Methodology for Vibration Control Authors: Shih-Ming Yang 6. Paper Title: Flexible Fuzzy Priority Scheduling of CAN Bus Authors: Bai Tao, Wu Zhiming, and Yang GenKe Brief: 1. Paper Title: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Delay-Dependent Asymptotic Stability of Linear Continuous Large Scale Time Delay Autonomous Systems Authors: S. B. Stojanovic and D. Lj. Debeljkovic 2. Paper Title: A New LMI Condition for Delay-Dependent Robust Stability of Stochastic Time-Delay Systems Authors: Shengyuan Xu, James Lam, Xuerong Mao, and Yung Zou 3. Paper Title: Information Structure Consideration for Decentralized Large- Scale System Authors: Yufan Zheng and Robin J. Evans 4. Paper Title: Stability Analysis of Networked Systems with Packet Dropout and Transmission Delays: Discrete-Time Case Authors: Mei Yu, Long Wang, Tianguang Chu, and Fei Hao 5. Paper Title: Finite Time Stability Analysis of Linear Autonomous Fractional Order Systems with Delayed State Authors: M. P. Lazarevic and D. Lj. Debeljkovic 6. Paper Title: Sensitivity Approach of Optimal Control for Affine Nonlinear Discrete-Time Systems Authors: Gong-You Tang, Nan Xie, and Peng Liu 7. Paper Title: Systems with Nonequidstant Sampling : Controllable? Observable? Stable? Authors: Ge Guo, Jingchun Wang, Donghua Zhou, and Chongzhao Han *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Becky Lonberger, 5.6 Contents: Automatica Contents: Automatica, February, 2006 Volume 42, Issue 2 To consult the cumulative table of contents 1965-present, to view the list of recently accepted papers or to submit a paper visit http://www.autsubmit.com Regular papers A. Lecchini, A. Lanzon, and B.D.O. Anderson A model reference approach to safe controller changes in iterative identification and control Ji-Woong Lee and Geir E. Dullerud Uniform stabilization of discrete-time switched and Markovian jump linear systems Ramine Nikoukhah and Stephen L. Campbell Auxiliary signal design for active failure detection in uncertain linear systems with a priori information Dimos V. Dimarogonas, Savvas G. Loizou, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos, and Michael M. A feedback stabilization and collision avoidance scheme for multiple independent non-point agents Alvaro E. Gil and Kevin M. Passino Stability analysis of network-based cooperative resource allocation strategies Vijay Gupta, Timothy H. Chung, Babak Hassibi, and Richard M. Murray On a stochastic sensor selection algorithm with applications in sensor scheduling and sensor coverage K. Xiong, H. Y. Zhang, and C. W. Chan Performance evaluation of UKF-based nonlinear filtering Domitilla Del Vecchio, Richard M. Murray, and Eric Klavins Discrete state estimators for systems on a lattice Brief papers Jari Hatonen, David Owens, and Kevin Feng Basis functions and parameter optimisation in high-order iterative learning control D. R. Ramirez and E. F. Camacho Piecewise affinity of min-max MPC with bounded additive uncertainties and a quadratic criterion Brian J. Odelson, Murali R. Rajamani, and James B. Rawlings A new autocovariance least-squares method for estimating noise covariances Guoping Lu and Daniel W. C. Ho Continuous stabilization controllers for singular bilinear systems: the state feedback case Jin Wang and S. Joe Qin Closed-loop subspace identification using the parity space Juhoon Back and Jin H. Seo An algorithm for system immersion into nonlinear observer form: SISO case Juan Carlos Martínez Rosas, Marco Antonio Arteaga Pérez and Adrián Miguel Castil Decentralized control of cooperative robots without velocity--force measurements Technical communiques Francesco Amato, Marco Ariola, and Carlo Cosentino Finite-time stabilization via dynamic output feedback Shengyuan Xu, James Lam, and Yun Zou New results on delay-dependent robust H_infinity control for systems with time-varying delays Qing-Guo Wang, Zhen Ye, and Chang Chieh Hang Tuning of phase lead compensators for exact gain and phase margins Su Whan Sung and Jietae Lee Relay feedbak method under large static disturbances M. D. S. Aliyu and J. Luttamaguzi On the bounded-real and positive-real conditions for affine nonlinear state-delayed systems and application to stability Book reviews Sean Andersson Underwater Robots: Motion and Force Control of Vehicle-Manipulator Systems, by Gianluca Antonelli *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Fernando Camisani, 5.7 Contents: Control Engineering Practice Journal: Control Engineering Practice ISSN : 0967-0661 Volume : 14 Issue : 2 Date : Feb-2006 Includes: Special Section on Advances in Control Education ACE2003 20030716/18 Edited by: Kauko Leiviska Table of Contents: Kamyar Ziaei and David W.L. Wang, Application of orthonormal basis functions for identification of flexible-link manipulators, Pages 99-106. Yang-Hung Chang, Wei-Hua Chieng, Chung-Shu Liao and Shyr-Long Jeng, A novel master switching method for electronic cam control with special reference to multi-axis coordinated trajectory following, Pages 107-120. Danijel Pavkovic, Josko Deur, Martin Jansz and Nedjeljko Peric, Adaptive control of automotive electronic throttle, Pages 121-136. Min Young Kim and Chung-Oh Lee, An experimental study on the optimization of controller gains for an electro-hydraulic servo system using evolution strategies, Pages 137-147. I.J. Gyöngy and D.W. Clarke, On the automatic tuning and adaptation of PID controllers, Pages 149-163. Kauko Leiviskä, Preface to the special section on advances in control education (ACE 2003), Page 165. Alberto Leva, A simple and flexible experimental laboratory for automatic control courses, Pages 167-176. J.P. Keller, Interactive control system design, Pages 177-184. Roberto Bucher and Silvano Balemi, Rapid controller prototyping with Matlab/Simulink and Linux, Pages 185-192. Conference Calendar, Page 193. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Danila Ferrara, 5.8 Contents: European Journal of Control Issue n. 6-2005 with a Special Section on Automatic Drug Delivery for Anesthesia and Critical Care Stochastic H2 Optimal Control for a Class of Linear Systems with Periodic Coefficients by V. Dragan, T. Morozan Linear Quadratic Nash Games on Positive Linear Systems by T. Perdicoúlis, G. Jank Special Section on "Automatic Drug Delivery for Anesthesia and Critical Care" Guest Editorial Introduction to Automated Drug Delivery in Clinical Anesthesia by S. Bibian, G. Dumont, M. Huzmezan, C. R. Ries Hemodynamic Control using Direct Model Reference Adaptive Control- Experimental Results by C. C. Palerm, B. W. Bequette An Intraoperative Fluid Therapy Fuzzy Logic Control System for Renal Transplantation by A. Yardimci, N. Hadimioglu Adaptive Control of Mammillary Drug Delivery Systems with Actuator Amplitude Constraints and System Time Delays by W. M. Haddad, Qing Hui, V. Chellaboina, T. Hayakawa Empirical Modeling for Glucose Control in Diabetes and Critical Care by J.A. Florian, R.S. Parker *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C. Stewart, 5.9 Contents: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control Vol. 50 Issue 11 November 2005 Inverse optimal adaptive control for attitude tracking of spacecraft Wencheng Luo; Yun-Chung Chu; Keck-Voon Ling Page(s): 1639- 1654 Set membership prediction of nonlinear time series Milanese, M.; Novara, C. Page(s): 1655- 1669 Predictive control of switched nonlinear systems with scheduled mode transitions Mhaskar, P.; El-Farra, N.H.; Christofides, P.D. A unified approach to controller design for achieving ISS and related properties Shoudong Huang; James, M.R.; Nesic, D.; Dower, P.M. Page(s): 1681- 1697 The sector bound approach to quantized feedback control Minyue Fu; Lihua Xie Page(s): 1698- 1711 Efficiency loss in a network resource allocation game: the case of elastic supply Johari, R.; Mannor, S.; Tsitsiklis, J.N. Page(s): 1712- 1724 Controllability of nonlinear time-varying systems: applications to spacecraft attitude control using magnetic actuation Bhat, S.P. Page(s): 1725- 1735 Receding-horizon estimation for switching discrete-time linear systems Alessandri, A.; Baglietto, M.; Battistelli, G. Page(s): 1736- 1748 Adaptive optimization of least-squares tracking algorithms: with applications to adaptive antenna arrays for randomly time-varying mobile communications systems Buche, R.; Kushner, H.J. Page(s): 1749- 1760 Selection of the learning gain matrix of an iterative learning control algorithm in presence of measurement noise Saab, S.S. Page(s): 1761- 1774 Virtual Grouping based adaptive actuator failure compensation for MIMO nonlinear systems Xidong Tang; Gang Tao; Joshi, S.M. Page(s): 1775- 1780 Global stability analysis of neural networks with multiple time varying delays Ensari, T.; Arik, S. Page(s): 1781- 1785 Second-order sliding-mode observer for mechanical systems Davila, J.; Fridman, L.; Levant, A. Page(s): 1785- 1789 Maximizing the stability radius of a set of systems under real-time scheduling constraints Palopoli, L.; Pinello, C.; Bicchi, A.; Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, A. Page(s): 1790- 1795 Time domain solution to descriptor variable systems Zhibin Yan; Guangren Duan Page(s): 1796- 1799 Output regulation of periodic signals for DPS: an infinite-dimensional signal Generator Immonen, E.; Pohjolainen, S. Page(s): 1799- 1804 Evolutionary policy iteration for solving Markov decision processes Hyeong Soo Chang; Hong-Gi Lee; Fu, M.C.; Marcus, S.I. Page(s): 1804- 1808 Reduced-complexity nonlinear H/sup /spl infin// control of discrete-time systems Helton, J.W.; James, M.R.; McEneaney, W.M. Page(s): 1808- 1811 Quasi-continuous high-order sliding-mode controllers Levant, A. Page(s): 1812- 1816 Global compensation of unknown sinusoidal disturbances for a class of nonlinear nonminimum phase systems Marino, R.; Santosuosso, G.L. Page(s): 1816- 1822 An extension of the linear regulator for degenerate diffusions Baten, Md.A.; Morimoto, H. Page(s): 1822- 1826 Robust stability of quasi-polynomials and the finite inclusions theorem Mondie, S.; Santos, J.; Kharitonov, V.L. Page(s): 1826- 1831 An output feedback precompensator for nonlinear DAE systems with control-dependent state-space Contou-Carrere, M.-N.; Daoutidis, P. Page(s): 1831- 1835 Numerically robust transfer function modeling from noisy frequency domain data Bultheel, A.; Van Barel, M.; Rolain, Y.; Pintelon, R. Page(s): 1835- 1839 Control by interconnection of mixed port Hamiltonian systems Macchelli, A.; Melchiorri, C. Page(s): 1839- 1844 Efficient implementation of fairness in discrete-event systems using queues Gohari, P.; Wonham, W.M. Page(s): 1845- 1849 Single machine with Wiener increment yield: optimal offline control Kogan, K.; Lou, S. Page(s): 1850- 1854 Task-space adaptive setpoint control for robots with uncertain kinematics and actuator model Chao Liu; Chien Chern Cheah Page(s): 1854- 1860 Analysis of random reference tracking in systems with saturating actuators Yongsoon Eun; Kabamba, P.T.; Meerkov, S.M. Page(s): 1861- 1866 Agreement over random networks Hatano, Y.; Mesbahi, M. Page(s): 1867- 1872 Control of linear systems with measurement nonlinearities Battilotti, S. Page(s): 1872- 1877 Regions of stability for limit cycle oscillations in piecewise linear systems Goncalves, J.M. Page(s): 1877- 1882 The generalized Maxwell-slip model: a novel model for friction Simulation and compensation Al-Bender, F.; Lampaert, V.; Swevers, J. Page(s): 1883- 1887 A new phase-lead design method using the root locus diagrams Lee, J. Page(s): 1887- 1891 Optimizing prediction dynamics for robust MPC Cannon, M.; Kouvaritakis, B. Page(s): 1892- 1897 Practical stability and stabilization of hybrid and switched systems Xuping Xu; Guisheng Zhai Page(s): 1897- 1903 A simplified small gain theorem for time-varying nonlinear systems Zhiyong Chen; Jie Huang Page(s): 1904- 1908 Adaptive feedback control of nonlinear time-delay systems: the LaSalle-Razumikhin-based approach Xiaohong Jiao; Shen, T. Page(s): 1909- 1913 Comment on "Coordination of Groups of mobile autonomous agents using nearest neighbor Rules" Lixin Gao; Daizhan Cheng Page(s): 1913- 1916 Erratum to “Hierarchical Interface-Based Supervisory Control—Part I: Serial Case” Leduc, R.J.; Brandin, B.A.; Lawford, M.; Wonham, W.M. Page(s): 1916- 1916 Correction to “Homogeneous Observers, Iterative Design, and Global Stabilization of High-Order Nonlinear Systems by Smooth Output Feedback” Yang, B.; Lin, W. Page(s): 1916- 1916 Advances in Smart Technologies in Structural Engineering Page(s): 1917- 1918 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Russell Stevens, 5.10 Contents: International Journal of Control Volume 78, Issue 18 www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp Synthesis of simultaneous stabilizing controller P. H. Lee, Y. C. Soh Stability and persistent disturbance attenuation properties for a class of networked control systems: switched system approach H. Lin, P. J. Antsaklis §¤1-control using linear programming for systems with asymmetric bounds M. Naib, A. Benzaouia, F. Tadeo Synthesis of controllers for target problems of hybrid systems using approximate computation Y. Pang, M. P. Spathopoulos Null controllability of discrete-time planar bimodal piecewise linear systems J. Xu, L. Xie Optimal observation strategies for model-based fault detection in distributed systems M. Patan, K. Patan An algorithm for reducing complexity in parametric predictive control J. A. Rossiter, B. Kouvaritakis, M. Cannon For submission and subscription information please visit the Journal¡¯s homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207179.asp Editor-in-Chief Professor Eric Rogers School of Electronics and Computer Science University of Southampton etar@ecs.soton.ac.uk *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Russell Stevens, 5.11 Contents: International Journal of General Systems Volume 34, Issue 5 www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp Reliable stabilization of stochastic time-delay systems with nonlinear disturbances Z. Wang, H. Shu, X. Liu Model theory approach to transaction processing system development Y. Takahara, Y. Liu, X. Chen, Y. Yano Efficient reinforcement learning through dynamic symbiotic evolution for TSK- type fuzzy controller design C.-J. Lin, Y.-J. Xu On the properties of equidifferent RIM quantifier with generating function† X. Liu A generalized model of fuzzy rough sets D. Pei Ontology intermingling with onticity and vice versa in M.C. Escher's Reptiles (2004) Y. Mikkonen Inclusion properties for random relations under the hypotheses of stochastic independence and non-interactivity F. Tonon, S. Chen The structure of n-contractive t-norms A. Mesiarová For submission and subscription information please visit the Journal’s homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03081079.asp Editor-in-Chief Dr George Klir gensyst@binghamton.edu Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science State University of New York *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Russell Stevens, 5.12 Contents: International Journal of Systems Science Volume 36, Issue 9 www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp Robots and sensors for landmine detection C. Kambhampati and S. Rajasekharan Canadian teleoperated landmine detection systems. Part I: The improved landmine detection project A. A. Faust , R. H. Chesney , Y. Das , J. E. McFee and K. L. Russell Canadian teleoperated landmine detection systems. Part II: Antipersonnel landmine detection A. A. Faust , R. H. Chesney , Y. Das , J. E. McFee and K. L. Russell DYLEMA: Using walking robots for landmine detection and location P. Gonzalez de Santos , E. Garcia , J. Estremera and M. A. Armada Modelling uneven terrain for geo-location of mines detected via vehicular mounted sensors Smriti Kansal, Gerald Cook, Charles Amazeen, Kelly Sherbondy Strength of landmine signatures under different soil conditions: implications for sensor fusion Remke L. Van Dam, Brian Borchers , Jan M. H. Hendrickx Thermal detection of buried landmines by local heating M. Balsi and M. Corcione For submission and subscription information please visit the Journal’s homepage at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/00207721.asp Editor-in-Chief Professor Peter Fleming Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield ijss@sheffield.ac.uk *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: C. Cruz-Hernandez, 5.13 Contents: Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory Nonlinear Dynamics and Systems Theory An International Journal of Research and Surveys Address of e-Journal: http//:www.e-ndst.kiev.ua Volume 5, Number 3, 2005. ISSN 1562-8353 CONTENTS On the Bounded Oscillation of Certain Fourth Order Functional Differential Equations, R.P. Agarwal, S.R. Grace and Patricia J.Y. Wong, p. 215 A Fredholm Operator and Solution Sets to Evolution Systems, V. Durikovic and M. Durikovicova, p. 229 Influence of Propellant Burn Pattern on the Attitude Dynamics of a Spinning Rocket, F.O. Eke and J. Sookgaew, p. 251 A "Patched Conies" Description of the Swing-By of a Group of Particles, A.F.B.A. Prado, p. 265 Fault Detection Filter for Linear Time-Delay Systems, Maiying Zhong, Hao Ye, Steven X. Ding, Guizeng Wang and Zhou Donghua, p. 273 Adaptive Output Control of a Class of Time-Varying Uncertain Nonlinear Systems, Jing Zhou, Changyun Wen and Ying Zhang, p. 285 Stability of Nonautonomous Neutral Variable Delay Difference Equation, Hai-Long Xing, Xiao-Zhu Zhong, Yan Shi, Jing-Cui Liang and Dong-Hua Wang, p. 299 For submission and subscription information please contact the Editor-in- Chief of ND&ST: Professor A.A.Martynyuk Institute of Mechanics, Nesterov str., 3 Kiev-57, 03680 MSP UKRAINE e-mail: anmart@stability.kiev.ua +----------------------------------------+ | | Conferences | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Andrea Serrani, 6.1 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control December 13-15, 2006 Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California USA http://www.ieeecss.org/CAB/conferences/cdc2006/ Call for Papers The 45th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control will be held Wednesday through Friday, December 13-15, 2006 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Diego, California USA. The conference will be preceded by technical workshops on December 11-12, 2006. The CDC annually brings together an international community of researchers and practitioners in the field of automatic control to discuss the latest advancements of the discipline, shape its future directions, and promote its diffusion among the scientific community at large. San Diego is California's second largest city, blessed by an ideal climate, miles of pristine beaches, and unique world-class attractions, including Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo, Lego Land, San Diego Wild Animal Park and Sea World. The 45th CDC will feature the presentation of contributed and invited papers, as well as tutorial sessions and workshops. In addition to the standard oral presentations, the conference will also feature interactive presentations in order to encourage an interaction exchange with the audience. Topics for the interactive sessions will be selected specifically to benefit from the time for interaction and discussion that are not available in a typical lecture session, and the authors will be encouraged to make creative use of poster boards as well as hands-on computer simulations and demonstrations. The 45th CDC is hosted by the IEEE Control Systems Society and is held 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). Call for Contributed Papers: Papers are invited in the form of regular manuscripts (allotted 6 Proceedings pages). Note that short manuscripts are not considered. Papers must conform to the submission policy, described below, requiring that all manuscripts be in 2-column format and meet strict page limits. Call for Invited Sessions: Invited sessions consist of six papers presenting a unifying theme from a diversity of viewpoints. Proposals must clearly describe the motivation and relevance of the session. Proposals must be accompanied by full versions of each paper, which will be individually reviewed together with the proposal itself. Individual papers may be removed from a proposed session and replaced by appropriate contributed papers. In case an entire proposed session is rejected, selected papers may be accepted as contributed ones. ===================================================================== Invited Interactive Sessions: The 45th CDC will introduce a new invited session category: "Invited Interactive Sessions." In addition to regular invited sessions, proposals are sought from those wishing to organize an "invited interactive session." An invited interactive session will consist of between ten (10) to fifteen (15) papers, which should present a unifying theme from a diversity of viewpoints. The arrangements and rules governing Invited Interactive sessions are the similar to regular invited sessions, with the following notes: As with regular invited sessions, all papers will be reviewed, and appear in the proceedings. Presentations will be interactive (i.e. poster, plus preferably some sort of simulation or software demonstration). In addition, at the start of a session the organizers will make an overview presentation lasting 15-20 minutes. The sessions can contain up to 15 presentations (this leaves much more flexibility than requiring exactly 6 presentations to fit the timing requirements of oral sessions). Each Invited Interactive Session accepted will have a room devoted to the session, including data projection for the overview. The deadline for submissions for invited interactive sessions will be later than for regular submission and is set to March 17, 2006. ===================================================================== Call for Tutorial Sessions: Tutorial sessions addressing state-of-the-art control theory and advanced industrial applications are solicited. Panel discussions are strongly encouraged. Call for Interactive Papers: Papers are invited in the form of interactive papers to be presented in a way that involves interaction with the viewers, including simulations, experimental setup, visual demonstrations, and virtual reality tools. Call for Workshops and Tutorials: Workshops and tutorials to be held prior to the conference are solicited on all related topics. Proposals for workshops addressing novel control methodologies and nonstandard control applications are strongly encouraged. Exhibits related to control education, control theory, and industrial applications are invited. All papers and session proposals must be submitted through the conference submission website www.paperplaza.net and must conform to the policy found at the conference web site www.ieeecss.org/CAB/conferences/cdc2006/ All submissions must be written in English. Submission policy: * All papers submitted to the 45th CDC, either for review or publication (after acceptance), must be formatted in the standard 2-column Proceedings format. * For the purposes of REVIEW, regular and invited papers are limited to 8 pages. Papers exceeding these limits will NOT be reviewed. * For PUBLICATION in the Proceedings, accepted regular and invited papers are limited to 6 pages. * Papers exceeding these limits will be published only after payment of a page overlength fee. At least one of the authors of the paper must register for the conference at full member/non-member rate to upload the final manuscript. Important Dates: Paper submissions site www.paperplaza.net opens: January 10, 2006 Deadline for submission of Invited Session proposals: February 17, 2006 Deadline for submission of all papers: February 24, 2006 Notification of acceptance: July 20, 2006 Final submission and on-line registration opens: August 1, 2006 Deadline for Final submission of all papers: September 10, 2006 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Petros Ioannou, 6.2 11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems 11th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems (IFAC-CTS2006) August 29-30, 2006. Delft (The Netherlands) http://www.rws-avv.nl/ifac-cts2006 Important deadlines: * Draft paper January 31, 2006 * Notification of acceptance March 31, 2006 * Full paper May 31, 2006 * Symposium August 29-31, 2006 This Symposium will provide an international forum for the recent developments and advances in any aspect on control in traffic and transportation systems, including road-, rail-, air- and waterborne transportation. Authors from research institutes, public bodies, consultancies and industry are invited to submit a draft paper on theoretical developments or on practical applications, implementations and assessments, The main technical areas of the Symposium are (not limited): * Air Traffic Management * Automated Highway Systems * Decision Support Systems * Demand Management * Dynamic Route Guidance * Environmental Issues * Freight and Fleet Management * Incident Management * Integrated Traffic Control * Marine Systems * Motorway Traffic Management * OD-estimation * Public Transport * Rail Traffic Modelling * Sensors * Standardisation * System Architectures * Transportation Modelling and Planning * Travel and Traffic Information * Urban Traffic Control * Vehicle Automation * Vehicle Modelling and Simulation * Vessel Traffic Services All papers accepted for presentation will appear in the CD-ROM of the symposium and will be distributed to the participants. Papers duly presented will be archived and offered for sale, in the form of Proceedings, by Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Maoqing Li, 6.3 1st International Conference on Computer Science and Education 1st International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE 2006) Call for Papers The First International Conference on Computer Science and Education (ICCSE 2006) organized by Chinese National Research Council for College Computer Education will be held on July 26-29, 2006, at Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China. The conference aims to create a forum for scientists and educators throughout the world to present their latest research results and ideas in the areas of computer science and education. The conference will be hosted by Xiamen University, one of the key universities in China. The City of Xiamen, known as a Garden on the Seas situated on the scenic coastline of Taiwan Straits in Southeastern China, is one of the most beautiful cities in China. Interested Authors shall submit their manuscripts in PDF through emails to iccse@xmu.edu.cn. General inquiries shall be addressed directly to the conference secretariat through email: iccse@xmu.edu.cn. IMPORTANT DEADLINES: Submission Due: February 1, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: April 1, 2006 Submission of Final Papers: May 15, 2006 Conference Dates: July 26-29, 2006 Official conference Websites: http://hdd.ece.nus.edu.sg/~iccse/ and http://iccse.xmu.edu.cn/. ICCSE'06 Secretariat Email: iccse@xmu.edu.cn. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Chun-Yi Su, 6.4 2006 International Conference on Dynamics Instrumentation and Control The 2006 International Conference on Dynamics, Instrumentation and Control, CDIC06, will be held on August 13-16, 2006 in historical city of Queretaro, Mexico. The conference offers a unique integration of innovative concepts and advances in system dynmics, controls and sensors. For detailed information about the conference, please visit http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca NEW EXTENDED Paper Deadline: January 30, 2005 PAPER SUBMISSION Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract of 800-1000 words in English. The abstract must include paper title, author(s) names,affiliation(s), name of the corresponding author, postal and E-mail addresses of the corresponding author,and telephone/facsimile numbers. All accepted papers would be published on a Conference CD-ROM. Selected papers will be published in a limited-edition hardcover book by World Scientific Publishing Co. Please consult conference website for instructions for preparing the manuscript. Paper submission by email to: cdic06@encs.concordia.ca IMPORTANT DATES Submission of extended abstract : January 30, 2006 Notification of Acceptance : March 10, 2006 Submission of Manuscript : April 15, 2006 Conference: : August 13-16, 2006 Official Web Site: http://cdic06.encs.concordia.ca E-mail: cdic06@encs.concordia.ca *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Plamen Angelov, 6.5 2nd International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems 2nd International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems, 7-9 September 2006, Ambelside, Lake District, UK The Symposium is technically co-sponsored by Computational Intelligence Society and Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, IEEE, by IFSA, and by EUSFLAT. It is organized by Lancaster University and co-sponsored by Nokia- UK Ltd., J&S Marine Ltd., Retail Analytics Ltd. The Symposium will take place in St Martin’s Conference Centre located in Ambelside – a small touristic village on the outskirts of the largest lake (Windermere) which is a home of many speed world records. The social program includes a dinner on a boat crossing the lake. The Lake District National Park is the largest English National Park, established in 1951. Its 2,292 square kilometres cover fells, dales, lakes, villages, towns and parts of the West Coast's beaches and tide pools. A limited number of low-cost accommodations are available in the conference venue. A number of prizes for best papers, best student paper and best application-oriented paper awards will be given by the co-sponsors of the event. Proceedings of the Symposium will be published by IEEE Press and the authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions for a special issue of IEEE Transactions. Registration fee for (full time registered) PhD students is 50 pounds and for IEEE members (subject to an early registration) is 195 pounds. For more details, please visit the web-site of the event (http://www.efs06.org ) and log in (by filling a brief electronic form under 'Log in' navigation menu). Key dates: Paper submission February 1, 2006 Tutorials/special sessions March 1, 2006 Acceptance notification April 1, 2006 Final version due May 1, 2006 Early Registration May 1, 2006 Symposium September 7-9, 2006 Rationale Fuzzy systems have demonstrated the ability to formalize in a computationally efficient manner the approximate reasoning typical of humans. Evolution-inspired algorithms have proven to be a robust technique in many complex optimization, identification, learning, and adaptation problems. Their confluence leads to increased capabilities for design, tuning, and optimization of fuzzy systems. They have been developed very often independently, but recently there has been an increased interest in their confluence. The aim of this symposium is to facilitate and focus the discussion on the problems, research, results and future directions in the emerging area of evolution-augmented fuzzy systems. Topics (without limiting to) will cover: Evolutionary Fuzzy Rule-based Systems Genetic Algorithms for Learning and Tuning Fuzzy-Rule Based Systems Evolutionary Multi-objective Design of Fuzzy Rule-based Systems Interpretability-Accuracy Trade-off in Evolutionary Fuzzy Modeling FRB Systems design by Memetic Algorithms, Swarm Intelligence etc. Evolving Fuzzy Systems Evolving Neuro-Fuzzy Systems and Models On-line Identification of Fuzzy Systems and Real-Time Algorithms Evolving Fuzzy Clustering Methods Evolving Fuzzy Classifiers Evolving Fuzzy Controllers Real-world applications EFS in Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing EFS for Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery EFS in Advanced Communications and Multi-Media Applications EFS in Bioinformatics *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: W Sardha Wijesoma, 6.6 9th Intl. Conference on Control Automation Robotics and Vision 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision ICARCV 2006 5 – 8 December 2006, Singapore http://www.icarcv.org The 9th International Conference on Control, Automation, Robotics and Vision, ICARCV 2006, will be held in Singapore from 5 – 8 December 2006. The conference is organised by the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Institution of Engineers, Singapore. The technical sponsors are IEEE Control SystemsSociety, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society and IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society. The conference focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of control, automation, robotics and vision. In addition to the technical sessions, there will be invited sessions, tutorials and keynote addresses. The Proceedings of ICARCV are indexed by ISI Proceedings, EI Compendex and included in the IEEE Xplore. BEST PAPER AWARD: Selection of the best paper will be made at the Conference based on both the technical content and presentation. The winner will be chosen by the Technical Program Committee in consultation with the International Advisory Committee. PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers must be written in English and should describe original work in detail. Please download the template from the conference website and submit the full papers online http://www.icarcv.org by 1 April, 2006. Upon acceptance, authors will be required to register and present their papers. INVITED SESSIONS: The Technical Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited sessions focusing on topics of ICARCV 2006. Prospective organisers should submit proposals to the Invited Session Chairman eericsung@ntu.edu.sg by 1 March, 2006. Invited sessions are to provide a forum for focused discussions on new topics, or innovative applications of established approaches. IMPORTANT DATES: Full paper submission: 1 April 2006 Notification of Acceptance: 1 July 2006 Camera ready manuscript submission: 1 Sept. 2006 Author’s registration: 1 Sept. 2006 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Dirk Soeffker, 6.8 Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures Symposium 'Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures and Multifunctional Materials' as part of The Second International Conference on Dynamics, Vibration, and Control ICDVC-2006 August 23-26, 2006 Beijing, China http://www.cstam.org.cn/ICDVC2006/dvc-2006.htm We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2nd International Conference on Dynamics, Vibration, and Control and contribute to the Symposium on Diagnosis and Control of Smart Structures (Adaptronic Structures) based on multifunctional materials and systems. This Symposium is designed to bring together vibration, control, and diagnosis related expertise for smart structures and structural dynamical systems based on multifunctional materials or composites etc. Smart / Adaptronic structures become more and more important in aerospace and aeronautical applications. For these safety critical applications it is important to get information about the state of the mechanical structure that is typically dynamically stressed. So supervision and monitoring concepts concerning mechanical stress and/or reliability as well as design concepts introducing new functionalities especially in case of faults etc. are becoming more and more important within the design of such systems. Contributions in, but not limited to, the following areas - Dynamics of elastic, mechanical structures / smart structures - Control of elastic, mechanical structures /smart structures - Diagnosis of elastic, mechanical structures / smart structures - Vibration-based structural health monitoring - Availability and reliability of elastic, mechanical structures / smart structures - Limp home mode for operating smart structures - Design of smart structures are welcome and authors are invited to participate in the symposium and the conference. Please note that the IFAC Safeprocess 2006 symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes will also be held in Beijing from August 30th to September 1st 2006. So this will be a good opportunity to participate in both conferences and to visit Beijing. Contributed papers should include the following contents: 1. Objective and novelty of the research 2. Methods and techniques 3. Main results 4. Conclusions 5. Main references A format of the paper is available on the website http://www.cstam.org.cn/ICDVC2006/typeinst.doc Please send one-page abstract before February 20th, 2006 to the Symposium organizers. After reviewed by the academic committee, the acceptance of all papers will be notified to the corresponding author, and then an extended abstract (3-4 A4 pages) should be sent to the conference organizers for publication of the Conference Proceedings before May 31st, 2006. Some selected full papers will be further recommended for publication in international peer-reviewed journals. Organizers Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Söffker, Chair of Dynamics and Control, Institute of Mechatronics and System Dynamics, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Email: soeffker@uni-duisburg.de http://www.srs.uni-duisburg.de Prof. Weidong Zhu, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA. Email: wzhu@umbc.edu http://www.umbc.edu/engineering/me/wzhu.htm *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Olivier Haas, 6.9 Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering Eighteenth International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSE2006) 5th - 7th September 2006, Coventry, UK http://www.coventry.ac.uk/icse2006 ICSE2006 is supported by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (UKRI Control Systems Society Chapter) Deadlines Submission of extended abstracts / proposals for sessions: 10 March 2006. Acceptance of papers: 10 April 2006. Submission of full papers: 12 June 2006 We have already received a number of proposal for special sessions, including medical robotics, automotive applications, Marine applications, LabVIEW sponsored sessions, Image processing applied to tracking. Authors wishing to contribute to the Conference should submit an extended abstract (three pages long) of their proposed contribution before 10 March 2006. The abstract should be typed and written in English. Reviewing of abstracts submitted before the deadline date take place on a regular basis and allows early decisions to be taken, assisting authors in planning their travelling arrangements. The Organising Committee also welcomes proposals for specialist sessions on a focused theme relevant to the Conference, each session consisting of up to six papers. Professor Keith Burnham Chairman ICSE2006 Dr Olivier Haas Conference Secretary ICSE 2006 Control Theory and Applications Centre Armstrong Siddeley Building Coventry University Priory Street Coventry CV1 5ED United Kingdom Telephone 024 7688 7658 International code +44 (0)24 7688 7658 E-mail icse2006@coventry.ac.uk Fax +44 (0)24 7688 8052 Alternative telephone numbers Telephone +44 (0)24 7688 8052 or +44 (0)24 7688 8972 Conference Administrator contact details Telephone +44 (0)24 7688 8277 / 8586 Fax +44 (0)24 7688 7661 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Petros Ioannou, 6.10 Intelligent Systems and Computing: Theory and Applications Intelligent Systems And Computing: Theory And Applications 5-7 July 2006, Ayia Napa, Cyprus web site: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/ISYC06 SCOPE: System theory involves the use of intelligent techniques for modelling, sensing, control and computing in different disciplines and areas. While the approaches followed are often conceptually similar on the high level, they appear to be different on the lower levels. In addition the frequent use of different notation and language makes it awkward for people in one area to understand the approaches followed in another area. The scope of this conference is to gather researchers from different areas and disciplines to present results and participate in discussions under the common theme of intelligent systems and computing. These interactions will facilitate a better understanding of the diversity of the different approaches as well as of their similarities. In addition it will open the way for applying approaches that have been successful in one area to problem solving in different areas and applications. Topics include: Modeling and Control of Complex Systems, Computational Intelligence in Complex Systems, Neural and Fuzzy Systems, Signal and Image Processing Systems, Mobile Computing, Pervasive computing. Distributed databases, Large Space Structures, Aerospace Systems, Control of Flows, Biological Systems, Transportation Systems, Communication Networks, Wireless and Mobile Networks, Ad-hock and Sensor Networks, Robotics Paper Submission: 20 February 2006 Notification of paper acceptance: 1st April 2006 Camera-Ready Version Due: 20th May 2006 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Pierre Rouchon, 6.11 Symposium on Algebraic Methods in Control Theory and Signal Symposium on Algebraic Methods in Control Theory and Signal Processing Honoring Professor Michel Fliess on the occasion of his 60th birthday, March 30-31, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, 2006. All are welcome to participate in this two-days symposium which is organized along areas in which Professor Michel Fliess has made significant impact. This meeting will be held Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, 2006, at Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris. Students are particularly encouraged to attend. Invited keynote Speakers are: Jean Lévine, Claude Lobry, Yves Meyer, Mamadou Mboup, Bernard Picinbono, Christophe Reutenauer,Joachim Rudolph, Hebertt Sira-Ramírez , Eduardo Sontag and Michael Zeitz. For further information and (free) registration please see http://www.lix.polytechnique.fr/fliessconf/ +----------------------------------------+ | | Workshops | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Feng Lin, 7.1 8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems - WODES 8th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES) July 10-12, 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA http://www.eecs.umich.edu/wodes2006/ The 8th edition of WODES will be held in the USA in 2006, in Ann Arbor on the campus of the University of Michigan, July 10-12. It will provide researchers from different fields (control theoreticians and control engineers, software engineers and computer scientists, operations research specialists) with an opportunity to exchange information and new ideas, and to discuss new developments in the field of DES theory and application. Venue Ann Arbor, a university town of 110,000 people, is located 40 miles (60km) west of Detroit along the banks of the Huron River. Regularly listed among the best places to live in the US, Ann Arbor's cosmopolitan ambiance is matched only by its classic, small town charm. The workshop will be held in the Rackham Building located at 915 E. Washington Street on the Central Campus of the University of Michigan. Call for Contributions Authors are invited to submit papers and proposals for special sessions on all aspects of DES research to the workshop secretariat by January 16, 2006. Special sessions should consist of 4 to 6 papers along with a 1-2 page description of the aim and content of the session. Papers in special sessions will be reviewed individually. In case the special session is not accepted, individual papers will be considered for inclusion in the regular program. Important Dates January 16, 2006: Submission of papers and special sessions April 17, 2006: Notification of acceptance May 15, 2006: Final versions due July 10-12, 2006: Workshop Organizing Committee and Co-Chairs of Scientific Program Committee: Stephane Lafortune U. of Michigan USA Feng Lin Wayne State U. USA Dawn Tilbury U. of Michigan USA Workshop Secretariat: wodes2006@eecs.umich.edu Fax: 734-763-8041 (USA) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Didier Henrion, 7.2 Courses on LMI and BMI optimization in control Prague CZ Two courses on "LMI and BMI optimization with algorithms and applications in control" by Didier Henrion, LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, FR and Michal Kocvara, FEL-CVUT, Prague, CZ The two courses are given at the Czech Technical University, Charles Square, down-town Prague on February 13-17 and 20-24, 2006. Each course consists of five two-hour lectures and three two-hour labs. The courses are primarily aimed at students from the Czech Technical University in Prague, yet external participants are welcome. There is no registration fee. Please note that the Czech Technical University will not provide assistance regarding traveling and accomodation in Prague. The expected audience are graduate students or researchers with a background in linear control systems, linear algebra and convex optimization. The first course covers basic mathematical features of linear and bilinear matrix inequalities (history of LMIs and BMIs, geometry of LMI sets, LMI relaxations for BMIs) and applications in control (state-space and polynomial methods for robust stability analysis and fixed-order controller design). The second course covers algorithms for convex LMI optimization (interior-point methods, linear semidefinite programming, augmented Lagrangian) and non-convex BMI optimization (augmented Lagrangian), with a description of solvers, interfaces and applications in control systems, structural design, free material optimization and vibration control. For the labs we use PENBMI and the YALMIP interface to define and solve LMI and BMI problems under the Matlab environment. See http://www.laas.fr/~henrion/courses/lmi06 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Naly Rakoto, 7.3 Invited Session on Control of Discrete Time Hybrid Systems ADHS Control of Discrete-Time Hybrid Systems: Theory and Applications at ADHS'2006 Alghero, Italy, June 7-9, 2006. http://www.diee.unica.it/adhs06/ SCOPE The IFAC conference series on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems (ADHS) is focused on the Automation of Dynamical Systems. ADHS'06 is the second conference of this series after ADHS'03 in Saint Malo. The ADHS series follows the successful conference series on the Automation de Processus Mixed / Automation of Mixed Processes: ADPM'92 in Paris, ADPM'94 in Brussels, ADPM'98 in Reims, ADPM'2000 in Dortmund. Topics of the invited session CONTROL OF DISCRETE-TIME HYBRID SYSTEMS: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS. Discrete-time hybrid systems are a class of hybrid systems for which both modeling and control aspects have been subject of recent developments e.g. Mixed Logical and Dynamical (MLD) Systems. The control aspects include control algorithms as well as the latest optimization methods. The aim of the session is to present new theoretical results, original approaches and new algorithms related to the Control of Discrete Time Hybrid Systems as well as new software developments and implementation issues for the control purpose. ORGANIZER Naly Rakoto Dept. of Automatic Control Ecole des Mines de Nantes 4, rue Alfred Kastler 44307 Nantes Cedex 03, France Phone: +33 2 5185 8306 e-mail: rakoto@emn.fr DEADLINES - Submission of draft papers: January 5, 2006 - Submission of special sessions: January 5, 2006 - Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2006 - Final manuscripts and registration: April 1, 2006 We would appreciate you letting us know about your interest in contributing a paper to this session. Please send an e-mail to the organizer to express your interest. PAPER SUBMISSION Electronic submission (PS or PDF) should be sent to the address adhs06@diee.unica.it A draft paper may be up to 8 pages long and has to conform to the IFAC instructions which can be found at the following address: http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/saf/ifac/site/IPV overview.htm Accepted papers will only be allotted 6 pages in the preprints. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Eugenio Schuster, 7.4 Mathematical Modeling and Control of Plasmas in Magnetic Fusion National Science Foundation Workshop on Mathematical Modeling and Control of Plasmas in Magnetic Fusion May 11-12, 2006. DIII-D National Fusion Facility, General Atomics, San Diego, California, USA. http://www.lehigh.edu/~eus204/workshop/fcw.html The objective of this workshop is to initiate a dialogue between tokamak fusion physicists and engineers, and specialists in mathematical control theory, with the intended outcome of starting collaborative efforts to solve, during the next 5 to 10 years, some of the many mathematical modeling and control problems that will arise in the planned International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The ITER tokamak, an international $5 billion project that includes the European Union, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, Japan, and the United States, will confine a mixture of ionized isotopes of hydrogen, also known as plasma, at a temperature of around 100 million degrees centigrade, fusing the isotopes of hydrogen into helium and thereby producing energy. There is consensus in the fusion community that active control will be one of the key enabling technologies. Control researchers will receive a good general overview of the major objectives of fusion research and obtain a basic understanding of the many control problems that must be solved to achieve those objectives. Fusion scientists will obtain an improved understanding of available control technologies and expertise, with some feeling for how applicable these techniques are to their own control problems. Both communities will learn what is needed to initiate a collaborative activity. The workshop will consist of two days of presentations and discussion. Day 1 will provide an overview of tokamak fusion and the associated control problems. Day 2 will provide a selected cross-section of state-of the art control methods, which may be beneficial in fusion control problems. A tour of the DIII-D tokamak and fusion facility will be provided to enhance the learning experience for control researchers. Program Committee: Dr. Eugenio Schuster, Lehigh University Dr. Michael Walker, General Atomics Dr. Miroslav Krstic, University of California San Diego Details, Deadlines, Registration, Program, List of Speakers: http://www.lehigh.edu/~eus204/workshop/fcw.html For more information, or any question, please contact: Dr. Eugenio Schuster Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Lehigh University 19 Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3085, USA Phone: 610-758-5253, Fax: 610-758-6224 schuster@lehigh.edu *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: M.J. Grimble, 7.5 Nonlinear Control Design for Industrial Applications Wednesday, 5th April and Thursday, 6th April 2006 Day One: Introduction to Nonlinear Control for Industrial Processes Day Two: Future Developments in Nonlinear Industrial Control Venue: The workshop will be hosted by The University of Strathclyde in the: Court Senate/Suite Collins Building 22 Richmond Street Glasgow G1 1XQ Including an Introductory day for Industry, involving the demonstration of software tools followed by one additional Research orientated day, dealing with new results from research programmes. Aims: This is the second workshop on the subject of Nonlinear Control for real applications. The Industrial Control Centre, co-sponsored by the ACTC, IEE, IEEE and EPRSC, aims to pull together scientists, academics, industrialists and practitioners, giving emphasis to applications and new results in nonlinear control. The meeting will cover topics such as: - Nonlinear predictive control and inverse simulation methods - Nonlinear generalised minimum variance control - Nonlinear H-infinity control and Fuzzy- neural control - Classical nonlinear control - Intelligent Multiple-Controller frameworks - Applications across industrial sectors The workshop represents an exciting opportunity for all attendees to be up- dated with non-linear control state-of-the-art. This event will be a good opportunity to establish good relationships with partners responsible for developments on nonlinear control. Contact Details: Industrial Control Centre, University of Strathclyde, Graham Hills Building, 50 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QE Organised by: University of Strathclyde, University of Glasgow and University of Stirling Co-sponsored: IEE and IEEE Control Systems and IEEE Industrial Applications Chapters Contact E-mail address: s.campbell@eee.strath.ac.uk *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Oded Maler, 7.6 Topics in Computation and Control The workshop "Topics in Computation and Control" is intended to give an opprtunity for researchers working in hybrid and embedded systems and other domains at the intersection of computation and control to give lengthier survey/tutorial presentation, not bounded necessarily to the last incremental technical results that they proved before the submission deadline of a conference. The talk will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of control and computation with emphasis on computationally-efficient analysis methods for hybrid and embedded systems and emerging new application domains such as systems biology and the mutual interaction between communication and control. Tentative Program Monday, March 27 13:30 - 16:00 Session 1: Computational Techniques 13:30 - 14:00 Thao Dang (CNRS-Verimag): Recent Progress in Reachability Computation 14:00 - 15:00 Alex Kurzhanskiy and Pravin Varaiya (Berkekey): The Ellipsoidal Tool Box 15:00 - 15:30 Antoine Girard (Penn): Zonotope Techniques for Reachability Analysis 15:30 - 16:00 Stephen Prajna (Caltech): Sums of Squares and their Applications 16:00 - 16:30 Break 16:30 - 18:30 Session 2: Control 16:30 - 17:00 Karl-Johan Astrom (Lund): Relay Feedback: a Simple form of Hybrid Control 17:00 - 17:30 Richard Murray (Caltech): Data-rich, Networked Control Systems for Autonomous Operations 17:30 - 18:00 Paul Caspi (CNRS-Verimag): Some Mathematical Problems related to the Implementation of Embedded Control Programs 18:00 - 18:30 George Pappas (Penn): Approximations for Discrete, Continuous, and Hybrid Systems Tuesday, March 28 09:00 - 12:30 Session 3: Computation 09:00 - 09:45 Amir Pnueli (Weizmann and NYU): Applying Abstraction to Recursive Boolean Programs 09:45 - 10:30 Bart Selman (Cornell): The Boolean Satisfiability Problem: Theory and Practice 10:20 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 11:45 Eugene Asarin (LIAFA, Paris): Toward a Theory of Timed Languages 11:45 - 12:30 Oded Maler (CNRS-Verimag): Controller Synthesis with Adversaries 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch 14:00 - 16:30 Session 4: Systems Biology 14:00 - 14:45 Claire Tomlin (Berkeley and Stanford): Computational Methods for Decoding Protein Regulatory Networks 14:45 - 15:30 John Doyle (Caltech): Protocol Design and Analysis with applications to Biology 15:30 - 16:30 Charles Rockland (RIKEN Brain Science Institute): Systems- science and Biology: Exploiting Creative Tensions 16:30 - 17:00 Break 17:00 - 18:30 Session 5: Persepectives 17:00 - 17:30 Manfred Morari (ETH, Zurich): Controlling Hybrid Systems from Theory to Application 17:30 - 18:00 Bruce Krogh (CMU): When will we be able to Verify Real-scale Hybrid Systems? 18:00 - 18:30 Panel Discussion *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Gene H Golub, 7.7 Workshop on Algorithms for Modern Massive Data Sets WORKSHOP ON ALGORITHMS FOR MODERN MASSIVE DATA SETS Stanford University and Yahoo! Research June 21--24, 2006 http://forum.stanford.edu/mmds/ OBJECTIVES: Explore novel techniques for modeling and analyzing massive, high-dimensional, and nonlinear-structured data. Bring together computer scientists, computational and applied mathematicians, statisticians, and practitioners to promote cross-fertilization of ideas THEORY: large scale numerical linear algebra; kernel-based nonlinear structure extraction; tensor-based multilinear structure extraction; geometrical and topological techniques; missing value estimation; sampling-based algorithms APPLICATIONS: analyzing microarray data and high-throughput chemical data in pharmaceutical applications; identifying gene products, elucidating protein folding pathways; detecting and classifying cancer; modeling combinatorial structure of large social, computer, and communication networks; identifying potential terrorist cells in communications networks; identifying noisy images of targets and faces in realistic settings; improving internet search engines; analyzing remote sensing data for environmental planning, weather forecasting, and public health contamination ORGANIZERS: Gene Golub, Michael Mahoney, Petros Drineas, Lek-Heng Lim SPONSORS: National Science Foundation, Stanford Computer Forum, Yahoo! Research *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Jacob Kogan, 7.8 Workshop on Clustering Large High Dimensional Datasets International Workshop on Clustering Large High Dimensional Datasets http://www.hdcl.org/ Hong Kong to be Held in Conjunction with the First International Conference on Scalable Information Systems (Infoscale'06) http://www.infoscale.org/index.html The workshop is devoted to clustering large and high-dimensional data, which arises in diverse applications such as text/web mining and bioinformatics. Important Dates Papers Due: February 11, 2006 Notification of Acceptance: March 17, 2006 Camera ready: April 4, 2006 Workshop: May 29, 2006 Organizers: Jacob Kogan: kogan@math.umbc.edu Charles Nicholas: nicholas@umbc.edu Marc Teboulle: teboulle@post.tau.ac.il +----------------------------------------+ | | Positions | | +----------------------------------------+ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: P.M.J. Van den Hof, 8.1 Faculty: Delft Center for Systems and Control NL The Delft Center for Systems and Control at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, announces an open position for an Assistant/Associate Professor Model-based Control of Mechatronic and Micro-systems Group The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a merger of three former systems and control groups within Delft University of Technology, i.e., the groups of Electrical Engineering (Michel Verhaegen, Robert Babuska), Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra, Carsten Scherer) and Applied Physics (Paul Van den Hof). The Center is currently composed of 15 academic staff who supervise around 35 PhD students and 40 MSc students. The teaching and research field encompasses the wide area of modelling, estimation and identification, robust control and optimization of continuous and hybrid dynamical systems. Applications include, but are not limited to, mechatronics and microsystems, sustainable industrial processes, transportation and traffic control, and physical imaging systems. DCSC is responsible for a new international MSc program in Systems and Control, and participates in the BSc and MSc programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied physics and chemical engineering. Moreover, the group actively participates in the Dutch graduate school DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control). The Center is located within the Mechanical Engineering faculty of Delft University of Technology, and has extensive laboratory facilities. It participates in the research activities of the Delft Research Centre on Mechatronics and Microsystems, and it maintains cooperative research contacts with many industrial partners. See also DCSC’s website: www.dcsc.tudelft.nl Tasks · Performing and conducting research in the area of model-based control of high-accuracy positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, and contributing to the international literature in this area; · Maintaining and extending a research laboratory in model-based control of mechatronic and micro-systems; · Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD students in their research projects; · Initiating research projects and seeking financial support from research funding agencies (EU, government, industry); · Contribution to the teaching activities of the group in undergraduate and graduate courses and labs. Requirements The successful candidate has an excellent background in systems and control theory and its applications, and is able to perform and conduct research according to international standards, proven by international publications and PhD thesis. Additionally, the candidate has either a mechanical engineering background or a sufficient affinity with this area to teach in the ME BSc and MSc programs. He/she is able to develop high quality applications of control in (nano-) positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, including real-time implementations of design/control strategies in laboratory setups. To this end the candidate is able to effectively cooperate and communicate with colleagues in the mechatronics and micro-systems fields. He/she has a stimulating and cooperative attitude in contacts with students and colleagues and in projects performed in collaboration with other university groups and/or industrial partners. International applicants must be willing to acquire a working knowledge of the Dutch language. Position The offered position is a tenured position, being preceded by a tenure track, dependent on the candidates experience and background. A salary is offered in accordance with the Dutch university system. Information and application Information on this position can be obtained from: Prof. Michel Verhaegen, m.verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl, Prof. Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, or Prof. Carsten Scherer, c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl Interested applicants should send their resume, including the names of two professional referees, before 31 January 2006, to: Delft Center for Sytems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands, e-mail: info@dcsc.tudelft.nl. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Paul Van den Hof, 8.2 Faculty: Delft University of Technology NL The Delft Center for Systems and Control at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, announces an open position for an Assistant/Associate Professor Model-based Control of Mechatronic and Micro-systems Group The Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) is a merger of three former systems and control groups within Delft University of Technology, i.e., the groups of Electrical Engineering (Michel Verhaegen, Robert Babuska), Mechanical Engineering (Okko Bosgra, Carsten Scherer) and Applied Physics (Paul Van den Hof). The Center is currently composed of 15 academic staff who supervise around 35 PhD students and 40 MSc students. The teaching and research field encompasses the wide area of modelling, estimation and identification, robust control and optimization of continuous and hybrid dynamical systems. Applications include, but are not limited to, mechatronics and microsystems, sustainable industrial processes, transportation and traffic control, and physical imaging systems. DCSC is responsible for a new international MSc program in Systems and Control, and participates in the BSc and MSc programs in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, applied physics and chemical engineering. Moreover, the group actively participates in the Dutch graduate school DISC (Dutch Institute of Systems and Control). The Center is located within the Mechanical Engineering faculty of Delft University of Technology, and has extensive laboratory facilities. It participates in the research activities of the Delft Research Centre on Mechatronics and Microsystems, and it maintains cooperative research contacts with many industrial partners. See also DCSC’s website: www.dcsc.tudelft.nl Tasks · Performing and conducting research in the area of model-based control of high-accuracy positioning systems, mechatronic and micro-systems, and contributing to the international literature in this area; · Maintaining and extending a research laboratory in model-based control of mechatronic and micro-systems; · Supervision of undergraduate, MSc and PhD students in their research projects; · Initiating research projects and seeking financial support from research funding agencies (EU, government, industry); · Contribution to the teaching activities of the group in undergraduate and graduate courses and labs. Requirements The successful candidate has an excellent background in systems and control theory and its applications, and is able to perform and conduct research according to international standards, proven by international publications and PhD thesis. Additionally, the candidate has either a mechanical engineering background or a sufficient affinity with this area to teach in the ME BSc and MSc programs. He/she is able to develop high quality applications of control in (nano-) positioning systems, mechatronic and micro- systems, including real-time implementations of design/control strategies in laboratory setups. To this end the candidate is able to effectively cooperate and communicate with colleagues in the mechatronics and micro-systems fields. He/she has a stimulating and cooperative attitude in contacts with students and colleagues and in projects performed in collaboration with other university groups and/or industrial partners. International applicants must be willing to acquire a working knowledge of the Dutch language. Position The offered position is a tenured position, being preceded by a tenure track, dependent on the candidates experience and background. A salary is offered in accordance with the Dutch university system. Information and application Information on this position can be obtained from: Prof. Michel Verhaegen, m.verhaegen@dcsc.tudelft.nl, Prof. Paul Van den Hof, p.m.j.vandenhof@dcsc.tudelft.nl, or Prof. Carsten Scherer, c.w.scherer@dcsc.tudelft.nl Interested applicants should send their resume, including the names of two professional referees, before 31 January 2006, to: Delft Center for Sytems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands, e-mail: info@dcsc.tudelft.nl. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Zexiang Li, 8.3 Faculty: HIT Shenzhen Graduate School HK Faculty/Postdoctor Positions in Control and Mechatronic Engineering Shenzhen Graduate School of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) HIT Shenzhen Graduate School is a publicly funded institute located in the center of China's Silicon Valley: The Shenzhen High Tech Park. The School's Division of Control and Mechatronic Engineeirng has an intake of 50 MPhil students, 15 PhD students and 5 postdoctors per year. New faculty members will have the opportunity to participate in building the division and moving it forward in exciting new directions. Ample opportunities also exist for collaborating with the vast manufacturing, IT and other high-tech industries in the region. Strong applicants with expertise in control, systems, computer vision, robotics, manufacturing, mechatronics and other related areas will be considered (the medium of instruction is English). The appointments will be made at the level of assistant professor, associate professor, full professor or industry endowed chair professor (applications for visiting appointments/postdoctors will also be considered). The salary level for these positions is much higher than the norm in China, with chair professor in the range of RMB260K to 360K per year, full professor in the range of RMB130K to 200K per year, postdoctor/assistant/associate professor in the range of RMB90K to 120K per year. Interested candidates can send a CV and a statement on research plan, together with a cover letter including names of three referees to Professor Z.X. Li, Division of Control and Mechatronic Engineering, HIT Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, China. (email: eezxli@ust.hk) *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: J. Vandewalle, 8.4 Faculty: K.U.Leuven Belgium In the Electrical Engineering Department (ESAT) of the Faculty of Engineering a full time professor position is open in the field of optimization in engineering. The task includes research in the field of optimization theory, algorithms, software, techniques and their validation in engineering applications. The research is aimed at a coherent line of fundamental research up to modern and future applications. In addition to the classical optimization techniques, the research is mainly focussed on convex optimization techniques. The goal is to strengthen the expertise built up in a recently awarded Centre of Excellence on optimization in engineering at the K.U.Leuven. This Centre of Excellence is composed of a consortium of 4 groups from different engineering departments (electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering and chemical engineering). The task includes a role as principal investigator of this Centre of Excellence and coordination of the tasks of the different participating groups. More details on the Centre http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/coe-oe/ or from the director of the Centre: Prof. J. Vandewalle (email : Joos.Vandewalle@esat.kuleuven.be) The candidate is expected to carry out teaching activities in the field of optimization in engineering. The candidate is expected to attract national and international research projects in the field and to supervise this research. The candidate has to prove that she/he has a wide experience in the research field mentioned and has to show his/her educational skills. The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree with an extensive experience in optimization in engineering. Depending on the previous qualifications of the candidate an appointment can be made in one of the different academic ranks. More details on the application procedure at the webpage http://www.kuleuven.be/admin/rd/niv3p/vzap6/ad-j02twn.htm. K.U.Leuven is an equal opportunity employer. Deadline: January 31, 2006 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: William Dunbar, 8.5 Faculty: University of California Santa Cruz USA The Department of Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for the following faculty position: For position #488, a tenure track (Assistant Professor) faculty position, we seek outstanding applicants in all areas of Computer Engineering, and particularly welcome those with research interests in Assistive Technology including sensory augmentation, human-machine interface, wearable computers, prosthetic devices, and technology for the elderly and the disabled. http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/jobs/faculty/ce/2005-488.html *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Krishna Kumar, 8.6 MSPhD: Ryerson University Canada The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Ryerson University has a strong and vibrant research programme involving the development of pico- and femto- satellites (weighing less than 1 kilogram) under Dr. Krishna Kumar. Research assistantships for several masters’ and PhD students are available in his areas of research starting Fall 2006. Dr. Kumar’s areas of research include Dynamics and Control of Space Systems, Orbit and Attitude Dynamics and Control, Formation Flying, Microsatellite systems, Nano- and Femto- Satellites using Nanotechnology and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS). To pursue research in these exciting areas, the candidates should have a bachelor/master’s degree in mechanical/aerospace/electrical/computer engineering with a strong background in dynamics and control systems, mathematics as well as high GPA and TOEFL score. The Candidates with experience in desigining university satellites, real-time controllers, and communication systems are highly preferable. For post-doctoral fellowships, the candidates must have experience in designing university satellites. Interested candidates should send (preferably by email) latest by January 9, 2005, their resumes with names and contact information of three references as well as copies of any research papers to: Dr. Krishna Kumar, Associate Professor Canada Research Chair in Space Systems Engineering Department of Aerospace Engineering Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street Toronto, Ontario Canada M5B 2K3 Tel: 1-416-979-5000 Ext. 4908, Fax: 1-416-979-5056 Email: kdkumar@ryerson.ca http://www.ryerson.ca/~mechgrad/faculty.html Students must apply to the M.S./PhD program (Mechanical engineering; specilization: Manufacturing, Materials and Solid Mechanics) and comply with the graduate school application requirements provided at http://www.ryerson.ca/gradstudies/admissions/. The graduate school deadline is January 9, 2006 for international students and Februray 6, 2006 for students from North America but you should submit all required material as early as possible. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: L. Xie, 8.7 PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore Postdoctoral position available immediately for Soft Intelligent Sensors and Its Applications in Magnetic Data Storage Systems. The objective of the research is to (1) to propose an effective way to measure the vibration rejection capability of a precision motion control system; (2) to understand and study optimal design of nonlinear sensors (observers) for predicting vibrations; (3) to design soft intelligent sensors (observers) that combine dynamic models with existing measurements to infer the required signals; and (4) to verify the proposed soft intelligent sensors in hard disk drives servo systems and demonstrate the effectiveness of the sensors and the vibration rejection measurement method. Expertise or aptitude in dynamic modeling and control is essential. Some background in measurement and signal processing and experience in real control systems are desired. The candidates are expected to have a strong interest in advanced control system design for hard disk drives. Send applications (letter, CV, contact information for three references, a pdf file of your best relevant paper) to Lihua Xie via email (elhxie@ntu.edu.sg), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled, but priority will be given to early submissions. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: David Hill, 8.8 PhD: Australian National University Australia Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering PhD Scholarships in Complex Networks Applications are invited for two PhD scholarships to work on projects in the area of Complex Networks. These positions are supported by Professor David Hill’s Federation Fellowship research program: Complex Networks: Dynamics, Optimization and Control. There are several projects aimed at the basic science of dynamic networks and others more oriented to applications – see further information below. The candidate should have an upper level honours degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or physics with an orientation to mathematical analysis and computing, but enthusiasm for challenging new problems and a willingness to learn are of high importance. An annual tax-free stipend of $19,231 will be provided, plus supplementation of $6,000 in the first year, increasing to $8,000 and $10,000 in subsequent years, subject to satisfactory progress. A further top-up amount, fee expenses and relocation expenses are available according to prior experience and circumstances. Further information: Projects: http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~dhill Enquiries and applications sent to: Professor David Hill, David.Hill@anu.edu.au, 02 6125 8634 Closing date : 31 January 2006 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Bert van Beek, 8.9 PhD: Darwin project TUE The Netherlands A 4-year PhD position is available in the Darwin project on modeling, analysis and control of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) systems. MRI scanners are complex embedded systems. They consist of many different components such as the different magnetic actuators and sensors, the data acquisition system, the patient support system, the host with the user interface system, and the image manipulation system. The components consist of a combination of hardware and software. They operate concurrently by communication and synchronization via interfaces. The challenge in the design of MRI scanners is to obtain new realizations of the scanners in a short time with the proper quality with respect to among others cost, reliability, optimal clinical functionality, evolvability, and ease of extendibility / upgradeability of the installed base. Therefore, the current design and architecture of the scanners needs to be evaluated and improved. Research involves modeling, analysis and design of (components of) the MRI scanners. The objective of modeling and analysis is twofold: 1. to gain better insight in the dynamical behavior and architecture of the current MRI scanners. 2. to enable quantitative evaluation and comparison of extensions and changes to the MRI (control system) design and architecture. Required is a MSc. in one of the following fields: electrical / mechanical engineering, computer science, physics, applied mathematics. The applicant should have good programming / modeling skills. The PhD student will be employed by the Systems Engineering Group of the Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, together with a second PhD student and a programmer. The two PhD students work in a team of approximately ten PhD students participating in the Darwin project divided over the Embedded Systems Institute (ESI) and seven industrial and academic partners. One of the two PhD students focuses on the architectural and discrete-event aspects. The other PhD student focuses on so called hybrid models (combined discrete and continuous dynamics). Candidates should apply at the Embedded Systems Institute at www.esi.nl (Jobs > PhD students > vacancies Darwin09 and Darwin10). *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Robert Allen, 8.10 PhD: Southampton University UK Institute of Sound and Vibration Research Signal Processing and Control Group PhD Studentship in Biomedical Signal Processing & Human Performance Measurement A UK-EU research studentship is available from October 2005 to work on a 3- year, EPSRC-funded, cross-disciplinary project on the design of high performance marine craft from a human factors perspective. The project is in partnership with Ship Science (School of Engineering Sciences, Southampton University) and University College Chichester. The ISVR is undertaking all the signal processing aspects of the project which involves measurement and processing of marine craft motion and vibration and also human performance measurement and analysis during high speed sea trials in both calm and adverse weather conditions. Experimental testing, simulation studies and theoretical modelling will also be undertaken. A Postdoctoral Research Fellow is working on the overall aspects of the project and the research student will develop multivariable signal processing techniques to relate changes in biomedical signals to the performance of high speed marine craft. The RNLI is actively involved in the project, together with industry and end- users. Skills required are the ability to work across subject boundaries, a core strength in signal processing and/or pattern recognition algorithms and the desire to work within a team. The project will begin as soon as possible. For further information please contact: Robert Allen Professor of Biodynamics & Control Institute of Sound & Vibration Research University of Southampton Southampton SO17 1BJ Hampshire, England Tel: +44(0)23 8059 3746 Fax: +44(0)23 8059 3190 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: J. Vandewalle, 8.11 PhD, PDF: K.U.Leuven Belgium Junior or Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow Positions and Doctoral Student Positions on Optimization in Engineering, Kath. Universiteit Leuven, Belgium In the framework of the Center of Excellence on Optimization in Engineering at the K.U.Leuven there are openings for two Postdoctoral Researchers and several doctoral students in the area of Optimization in Engineering. For the postdoctoral researchers, we are looking for candidates with a PhD degree (or close to completion) in electrical, (bio-)chemical, mechanical engineering, computer science or applied mathematics. A deep knowledge and expertise in either the theory or the application of optimization in engineering is required for the position. For the doctoral students, except for an excellent academic track record, a strong interest in optimization and engineering applications is necessary. A (preliminary) list of possible research projects for PhD students can be found on the COE_OE website http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/coe-oe/ . We are particularly interested in applicants with previous exposure to one of the following areas: convex optimization theory and methods, algorithms and numerics of optimization, design optimization in mechanical, electrical, or (bio-)chemical engineering, control system design, system identification and modeling. The successful applicants will join a multidisciplinary research team, and are expected to collaborate with other researchers in the Centre. The positions are associated with one of the Laboratories of the Centre. Research and computing facilities of these laboratories are of the highest standard. The postdoctoral positions are available on a full-time fixed term basis for two years with the possibility of an additional two years. The doctoral students will receive a one-year contract, with the possibility for extension. A first round of applications will close on February 6, 2006. The positions can start as early as possible in the Spring of 2006. New openings will be announced in the beginning of July 2006. Please send your application letter with extensive CV, publication list and names and email addresses of 2 referees by email to bart.motmans@esat.kuleuven.be with subject: CoE-OE application- mention Postdoc or PhD. PhD Students need to indicate a project of their choice with motivation. Please ask your referees to send their recommendation letter directly to bart.motmans@esat.kuleuven.be K.U.Leuven is an equal opportunity employer. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Danwei Wang, 8.12 PhD, PDF: Nanyang Technological University Singapore Positions are available as Research Fellows, Research Associates and Ph.D students in the Division of Control and Instrumentation, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Research activities are for the following two projects: (1) Satellite formation modeling and control (dynamic modeling of satellite formation, optimal control design and high fidelity simulation); (2) Performance monitoring, fault diagnosis and prognosis for high value and complex manufacturing equipment Required qualifications and renumerations (US$ = S$1.67 as of 28 Dec 2005) Research Fellows: Ph.D degree in the relevant areas (renumeration from S$3,500 per month); Research Associates: Master degree with backgrounds in dynamic systems, control engineering or equivalent fields (renumeration from S$3,200 per month); Ph.D students: Master/Bachelor degree in the field of electrical engineering or mechanical engineering (Scholarship is S$1,400-S$1,500 per month). Interested persons send CV to: Prof Danwei Wang at edwwang@ntu.edu.sg as soon as possible. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Rodolfo Haber, 8.13 PhD, PDF: Spanish Council for Scientific Research Spain 2 PhD Scholarships and 1 PostDoctoral position at Advanced Machine Tool Automation Research Group (GAMHE). Department of Computer Science. Industrial Automation Institute (IAI). Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). Madrid, Spain. The activities of GAMHE are focused on embedded, networked and knowledge- based control&supervisory systems for the next generation of machine tools and machining processes. Applications are invited from suitably qualified people. The PhD candidate will design and implement a networked control and supervision system (NCSS) based on Artificial Intelligence techniques for optimizing high-speed machining processes. The main idea is to capitalize synergies between information and knowledge from sensorial information and expert operators, between classic control strategies (e.g., internal model control, feedback linearization) and soft-computing techniques (hybridization of knowledge representation based on Fuzzy Logic, learning on the basis of Artificial Neural Networks and optimization based on genetic algorithms). The synergy between advanced computational algorithms in standards middleware and communication technologies is another essential issue to be considered. The method for designing and implementing NCSS, derived for a first approach of an interconnection theory that will be addressed in this project, will be applied to optimize high-speed machining processes through a networked control and supervision system. Research activities will be related with the development of methods and strategies that permit the synergy of control algorithms, computational methods, real-time software, and communications facilities, enabling the necessary convergence of information processing, communication, computational methods, and soft-computing techniques for supervision and control. PhD Scholarships. The main task for the accepted candidates will be to conduct research towards his/her PhD. The candidates are expected to complete the degree within 4 years. Applicants should have MSc (or equivalent) degree in Computer Science, Automatic Control, Mechanical or Telecommunications Engineering with a strong background in control theory, middleware and soft-computing techniques. Some knowledge of programming (C++) and experience with MATLAB package are required. Applicants from European Union are encouraged to apply. The salary will be about 1000 EUR/month+ about 2% /year. Health insurance will also be provided. The candidate may begin on March 2006. ----------------- Applications are invited from well qualified candidates for a postdoctoral position (PDF). The position will be for one year and can be extended. A PhD-degree in Computer Science or Automatic Control is required with a strong background in Fuzzy Control, Neural Networks-based control, Genetic Algorithms and middleware standards. Some knowledge of programming (C++) and experience with MATLAB package are required. Applicants from European Union are encouraged to apply. The salary will be about 2000 EUR/month. Health insurance will also be provided. The candidate may begin on June 2006 or before. Enquiries and applications (C.V. + two references) should be sent (preferably by e-mail) with the subject: “PhD GAMHE” or “PDF GAMHE” before January 15th,2006 to: Dr. Rodolfo Haber (rhaber@iai.csic.es) Departamento de Informática Instituto de Automática Industrial (CSIC) Ctra. de Campo Real km. 0.200. CP 28500. Madrid SPAIN. *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Wilson Wang, 8.14 Post-Doc: Lakehead University Canada The Laboratory for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (LIMS) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lakehead University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow with a strong research background in the areas of parallel robot, robot control, or vibration control. A PhD degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is highly desirable. The candidate should have the permission to work in Canada. The position is available immediately, and can be initially filled for 12 months. The possibility of extension depends on performance and continued funding. An application, including a CV and names and contact information of at least two references, should be emailed to: wilson.wang@Lakeheadu.ca *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: David Hill, 8.15 Research Fellow: Australian National University Australia Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering Systems and Control Group – Complex Networks RESEARCH FELLOW – two positions Fixed Term of up to 3 years Salary Range: AUD 62,985 - AUD 74,313 pa plus 17% super Reference: ISE3150 The above positions are funded from Professor David Hill’s Federation Fellowship research program: Complex Networks: Dynamics, Optimization and Control. There are projects aimed at the basic science of dynamic networks and others more oriented to applications. These positions are established mainly for basic work including dynamic behaviour, network collapse, control structures and algorithms. Applicants should have a PhD and demonstrated achievements in related areas of dynamical systems, systems science, networks science, control or algorithms. A willingness to contribute, as a member of the team, towards the broader goals of the research program is essential. Further information: (particulars and selection criteria) http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/jobs/ Enquiries (but not applications): Professor David Hill David.Hill@anu.edu.au http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~dhill +61 2 6125 8634 Closing date : 31 January 2006 *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.** Contributed by: Michèle Basseville, 8.16 Research positions: IRISA Rennes France Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work within a team dedicated to statistical inference for structural health monitoring. The team is involved in national and european projects on monitoring the integrity of civil engineering structures and in-flight monitoring of aircrafts. http://www.irisa.fr/sisthem/ Both permanent and temporary positions are available, at either junior or experienced level, for people holding a Ph.D. in a relevant area of applied mathematics, or signal processing, or control engineering, or civil engineering, or aeronautics. Expertise in diagnostics systems would be appreciated. Deadlines range from mid-january to mid-february. Information and links available on this page http://www.irisa.fr/sisthem/sujets.htm +----------------------------------------+ | | End of Eletter 209 | | +----------------------------------------+