[eletter] eletter 364

[Jianghai Hu]

E-LETTER on Systems, Control, and Signal Processing
Issue 364
December 2018

Editor:
Jianghai Hu
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University
465 Northwestern Ave.
West Lafayette, IN, 47907
USA
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Contents

1. IEEE CSS Headlines
1.1 Official Facebook Page of IEEE Control Systems Society
1.2 Linkedin Group for CSS Young Professionals
1.3 IEEE Control Systems Society Technically Cosponsored Conferences
1.4 IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
1.5 IEEE Control Systems Letters
1.6 IEEE Control Systems Society Publications Content Digest

2. Awards
2.1 Call for 2020 IFAC Major Awards and IFAC Fellow Nominations

3. MISC
3.1 Spring School on Data-driven Model Learning for Dynamic Systems
3.2 EECI International Graduate School on Control
3.3 FDITOOLS - Fault Detection and Isolation Tools for MATLAB
3.4 Short Course on “Game Theory and Distributed Control”

4. Books
4.1 Stochastic Control and Filtering over Constrained Communication Networks
4.2 Hybrid System Identification
4.3 Nonlinear Filtering
4.4 Production Planning, Modeling and Control of Food Industry Processes
4.5 Modeling and Control of Batch Processes
4.6 Observability and Controllability of General Linear Systems
4.7 Trackability and Tracking of General Linear Systems

5. Journals
5.1 Contents: Control Theory and Technology
5.2 Contents: IET Control Theory & Applications
5.3 Contents: Asian Journal of Control
5.4 Contents: International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems

6. Conferences
6.1 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control: Call for Workshop Proposals
6.2 SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications
6.3 IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical & Human Systems
6.4 IFAC Workshop on Thermodynamic Foundation of Mathematical Systems Theory
6.5 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
6.6 International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
6.7 International Conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant Systems
6.8 International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and
Robotics
6.9 Crowds: Models and Control
6.10 Southwest Robotics Symposium
6.11 Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
6.12 International Symposium on Autonomous Systems
6.13 Quantum Science, Engineering and Technology Conference
6.14 IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control
6.15 International Conference on Differential Equations and Control
Problems: Modeling, Analysis and Computations
6.16 International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems
6.17 International Conference on Process Control
6.18 CDC Workshop on “Traffic Flow Control via PDE Techniques”
6.19 CDC Workshop on “Learning for Control”

7. Positions
7.1 PhD: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
7.2 PhD: Wayne State University, USA
7.3 PhD: University of Edinburgh, UK
7.4 PhD: L2S of CentraleSupélec, France
7.5 PhD: EPFL, Switzerland
7.6 PhD: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
7.7 PhD: Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
7.8 PhD/PostDoc: Tel Aviv University, Israel
7.9 PhD/PostDoc: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
7.10 PhD/PostDoc: City University of New York, USA
7.11 PostDoc: Technical University of Munich, Germany
7.12 PostDoc: Zhejiang University, China
7.13 PostDoc: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
7.14 PostDoc: Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany
7.15 PostDoc: KTH and Linköping University, Sweden
7.16 PostDoc: KTH, Sweden
7.17 PostDoc: Westlake University, China
7.18 PostDoc: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
7.19 PostDoc: University of Exeter, UK
7.20 PostDoc: Aarhus University, Denmark
7.21 PostDoc: LICIT, France
7.22 PostDoc: University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern
Switzerland, Switzerland
7.23 PostDoc: EPFL, Switzerland
7.24 PostDoc: University of Kansas, USA
7.25 PostDoc: University of Groningen, The Netherlands
7.26 PostDoc: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
7.27 PostDoc: Purdue University, USA
7.28 PostDoc: Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
7.29 PostDoc: University of California at Santa Cruz, USA
7.30 Junior Researcher: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
7.31 Faculty: University of Sydney, Australia
7.32 Faculty: ANU, Australia
7.33 Faculty: University of Michigan, USA
7.34 Faculty: Zhejiang University, China
7.35 Faculty: Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, France
7.36 Faculty: University of Oxford, UK
7.37 Faculty: Paderborn University, Germany
7.38 Faculty: ETH, Switzerland
7.39 Control Engineer: Booz Allen, USA

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1. IEEE CSS Headlines

1.1. Official Facebook Page of IEEE Control Systems Society
Contributed by: Ankush Chakrabarty, achakrabarty at g.harvard.edu

The official Facebook page of the IEEE Control Systems Society is now
available at:
www.facebook.com/CSSIEEE

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1.2. Linkedin Group for CSS Young Professionals
Contributed by: Jeff Peters, petersjr at utrc.utc.com

Calling all Young Professionals! The CSS Young Professionals organization
has just created a new Linkedin group, which will be used to post YP news,
communicate YP events, and provide a platform for general YP discussion.
All young professionals within CSS are encouraged to join the group by
visiting this page: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13637643/. If you have
any questions, please contact Jeff Peters at petersjr at utrc.utc.com.

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1.3. IEEE Control Systems Society Technically Cosponsored Conferences
Contributed by: Luca Zaccarian, CSS AE Conferences, zaccarian at laas.fr

The following conferences have been recently included in the list of events
technically cosponsored by the IEEE Control Systems Society:

 - 12th International Workshop on Robot Motion and Control (RoMoCo’2019).
Poznan, Poland. Jul 8 - Jul 10, 2019. http://romoco.put.poznan.pl/

 - 38th Chinese Control Conference (CCC 2019). Guangzhou, China. Jul 27 -
Jul 30, 2019. http://www.ccc2019.cn/en/index.html

 - International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’19).
Atlanta (GA), United States. Jun 11 - Jun 14, 2019.
http://www.uasconferences.com/

 - 12th Asian Control Conference (ASCC). Fukuoka, Japan. Jun 9 - Jun 12,
2019. http://www.ascc2019.org/

 - 31st Chinese Control and Decision Conference (2019 CCDC). Nanchang,
China. Jun 3 - Jun 5, 2019. http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn/

For a full listing of CSS technically cosponsored conferences, please visit
http://ieeecss.org/conferences/technically-cosponsored and for a list of
the upcoming and past CSS main conferences please visit
http://ieeecss.org/conferences

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1.4. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Contributed by: Alessandro Astolfi, ieeetac at imperial.ac.uk

Table of Contents
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
Volume 63 (2018), Issue 11 (November)

Scanning the Issue, p. 3625

Papers

- Multi-Target Tracking via Mixed Integer Optimization, Dimitris Bertsimas,
Zachary Saunders, Shimrit Shtern, p. 3627
- Analysis of Distributed Adaptive Filters Based on Diffusion Strategies
over Sensor Networks, Siyu Xie, Lei Guo, p. 3643
- Automated Sampling-Based Stability Verification and DOA Estimation for
Nonlinear Systems, Ruxandra Bobiti, Mircea Lazar, p. 3659
- Decomposition of Reachable Sets and Tubes for a Class of Nonlinear
Systems, Mo Chen, Sylvia Herbert, Mahesh Vashishtha, Somil Bansal, Claire
J. Tomlin, p. 3675
- Distributed Observers for LTI Systems, Aritra Mitra, Shreyas Sundaram, p.
3689
- Minimization of Sensor Activation in Decentralized Discrete Event
Systems, Xiang Yin, Stephane Lafortune, p. 3705
- Computing the Projected Reachable Set of Stochastic Biochemical Reaction
Networks Modelled by Switched Affine Systems, Francesca Parise, Maria Elena
Valcher, John Lygeros, p. 3719
- Nonlinear MPC for Tracking Piece-Wise Constant Reference Signals, Daniel
Limon, Antonio Ferramosca, Ignacio Alvarado, Teodoro Alamo, p. 3735
- A Relaxation Result for State Constrained Delay Differential Inclusions,
Helene Frankowska, Ihab Haidar, p. 3751
- Dynamic Formation Control Over Directed Networks Using Graphical
Laplacian Approach, Xiuxian Li, Lihua Xie, p. 3761
- Switched Control for Quantized Feedback Systems: Invariance and Limit
Cycle Analysis, Alessandro Vittorio Papadopoulos, Federico Terraneo,
Alberto Leva, Maria Prandini, p. 3775
- Proper Policies in Infinite-State Stochastic Shortest Path Problems,
Dimitri P. Bertsekas, p. 3787
- Evolution of Social Power in Social Networks with Dynamic Topology,
Mengbin (Ben) Ye, Ji Liu, Brian D.O. Anderson, Changbin (Brad) Yu, Tamer
Basar, p. 3793
- A Bregman Splitting Scheme for Distributed Optimization over Networks,
Jinming Xu, Shanying Zhu, Yeng Chai Soh, Lihua Xie, p. 3809
- Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Assignability of the Lyapunov
Spectrum of Discrete Linear Time-Varying Systems, Artur Babiarz, Irina
Banshchikova, Adam Czornik, Evgenii Makarov, Michal Niezabitowski, Svetlana
Popova, p. 3825
- Accelerated Distributed MPC of Linear Discrete-Time Systems with Coupled
Constraints, Zheming Wang, Chong-Jin Ong, p. 3838

Technical Notes and Correspondence

- Lyapunov Stability Analysis of a String Equation Coupled with an Ordinary
Differential System, Matthieu Barreau, Alexandre Seuret, Frederic
Gouaisbaut, Lucie Baudouin, p. 3850
- Sufficient Conditions for the Value Function and Optimal Strategy to be
Even and Quasi-Convex, Jhelum Chakravorty, Aditya Mahajan, p. 3858
- Affine Parameter-Dependent Lyapunov Functions for LPV Systems with Affine
Dependence, Pepijn B. Cox, Siep Weiland, Roland Tóth, p. 3865
- Boundary Constrained Control of Delayed Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation,
Wen Kang, Emilia Fridman, p. 3873
- Minimum Cost Feedback Selection for Arbitrary Pole Placement in
Structured Systems, Shana Moothedath, Prasanna Chaporkar, Madhu N. Belur,
p. 3881
- Compensation of Transport Actuator Dynamics with Input-Dependent Moving
Controlled Boundary, Nikolaos Bekiaris-Liberis, Miroslav Krstic, p. 3889
- Tensor Nuclear Norm LPV Subspace Identification, Bilal Gunes, Jan-Willem
van Wingerden, Michel Verhaegen, p. 3897
- New Designs of Linear Observers and Observer-Based Controllers for
Singularly Perturbed Linear Systems, Heonjong Yoo, Zoran Gajic, p. 3904
- Higher-Order Tracking Properties of Model Reference Adaptive Control
Systems, Gang Tao, Ge Song, p. 3912
- Stability and Stabilization for Singular Switching Semi-Markovian Jump
Systems with Generally Uncertain Transition Rates, Baoping Jiang, Kao
Yonggui, Hamid Reza Karimi, Cun-Chen Gao, p. 3919
- Parameter-Space Stability Analysis of LTI Time-Delay Systems with
Parametric Uncertainties, Thomas Schauss, Angelika Peer, Martin Buss, p.
3927
- Global Consensus of Time-Varying Multi-Agent Systems Without Persistent
Excitation Assumptions, Nikita Barabanov, Romeo Ortega, p. 3935
- Disturbance/Uncertainty Estimator Based Integral Sliding Mode Control,
Burak Kurkcu, Cosku Kasnakoglu, M. Onder Efe, p. 3940
- Stability of Fluid Queueing Systems with Parallel Servers and Stochastic
Capacities, Li Jin, Saurabh Amin, p. 3948
- Hybrid Output Feedback For Attitude Tracking on SO(3), Soulaimane
Berkane, Abdelkader Abdessameud, Abdelhamid Tayebi, p. 3956
- Consensus of Multi-agents in Switching Networks Using Input-to-State
Stability of Switched Systems, Haofei Meng, Zhiyong Chen, Richard
Middleton, p. 3964
- Composition of Least Restrictive Controllers, with Application to
Collision Avoidance in Multiagent Systems, Alessandro Colombo, Fabio Della
Rossa, p. 3972
- Distributed Event-Triggered Communication and Control of Linear
Multi-Agent Systems Under Tactile Communication, Pian Yu, Carlo Fischione,
Dimos V. Dimarogonas, p. 3979
- Adaptive Attitude Tracking Control of Rigid Body Systems with Unknown
Inertia and Gyro-bias, Abdelaziz Benallegue, Yacine Chitour, Abdelhamid
Tayebi, p. 3986
- Synchronization of Discretely Coupled Harmonic Oscillators Using Sampled
Position States Only, Hua Zhang, Quanjun Wu, Jinchen Ji, p. 3994
- Low-Rank Optimization with Convex Constraints, Christian Grussler, Anders
Rantzer, Pontus Giselsson, p.4000
- Triggering and Control Co-design in Self-Triggered Model Predictive
Control of Constrained Systems: With Guaranteed Performance, Huiping Li,
Weisheng Yan, Yang Shi, p. 4008
- Colored Stability Crossing Sets for SISO Delay Systems, Xu-Guang Li, Lu
Zhang, Xu Li, Jun-Xiu Chen, p. 4016
- The Constrained Rayleigh Quotient of an Eigen-Balanced Laplacian Matrix:
The Greatest Lower Bound and Applications in Consensus or Flocking
Problems, Wei Li, p. 4024

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1.5. IEEE Control Systems Letters
Contributed by: Francesca Bettini, bettini at dei.unipd.it

This message is to announce that starting from November 2019 IEEE Control
Systems Letters is indexed in Scopus. The first papers have already
included in the database, the others will be gradually added.

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1.6. IEEE Control Systems Society Publications Content Digest
Contributed by: Kaiwen Chen, kaiwen.chen16 at imperial.ac.uk

The IEEE Control Systems Society Publications Content Digest is a novel and
convenient guide that helps readers keep track of the latest published
articles.

The CSS Publications Content Digest, available at
http://ieeecss.org/publications-content-digest provides lists of current
tables of contents of the periodicals sponsored by the Control Systems
Society.

Each issue offers readers a rapid means to survey and access the latest
peer-reviewed papers of the IEEE Control Systems Society. We also include
links to the Society’s sponsored Conferences to give readers a preview of
upcoming meetings.

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2. Awards

2.1. Call for 2020 IFAC Major Awards and IFAC Fellow Nominations
Contributed by: Karl H. Johansson, kallej at kth.se

Call for 2020 IFAC Major Awards and IFAC Fellow Nominations

The Call for 2020 IFAC Major Awards and IFAC Fellow Nominations are now
available at

https://www.ifac-control.org/awards/nominations-2020

Nominations should be submitted through PaperCept at

https://ifac.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/submissionwizard.pl?ConfID=349

Deadline for Fellow Nominations: January 6, 2019

Deadline for Major Awards Nominations: February 15, 2019

If you have any questions, please, contact the IFAC Secretariat at
secretariat at ifac-control.org

Karl H. Johansson
Chair, IFAC Awards Committee

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3. MISC

3.1. Spring School on Data-driven Model Learning for Dynamic Systems
Contributed by: Guillaume Mercère, guillaume.mercere at univ-poitiers.fr

2019 Spring School on Data-driven Model Learning for Dynamic Systems

Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France, 1-4 April 2019

After two editions at Polytech Nancy, the third edition of this spring
doctoral school on data-based modeling (system identification) will be
organized on the campus of the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. The school consists
of a series of lectures and of exercise sessions aiming at covering the
fundamentals of data-driven modeling approaches as well as more advanced
topics. The course is eligible for scientific doctoral modules. The school
is thus mainly aimed at an audience of PhD students, but is also open to
any other persons interested in the topic of data-based modeling.

The 2019-edition will have the honour to welcome Professor Hjalmarsson
(KTH, Stockholm, Sweden) that will present a one-day course entitled:
Dynamic Model Learning

More information on this doctoral school (registration fees, accommodation,
…) can be found at the following link:
https://spring-id-2019.sciencesconf.org/

The deadline for registration is 31 January 2019.

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3.2. EECI International Graduate School on Control
Contributed by: Giordano Scarciotti, g.scarciotti at imperial.ac.uk

EECI International Graduate School on Control at Imperial College London
Title: Model reduction for linear and nonlinear systems

We will hold an IGSC of 5 days (21 hours) from the 29th to the 3rd of May
at Imperial College London on Model Reduction. For more information, please
follow the links below.

Abstract:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yqqnyxufa36tfdf/EECI-IGSC-2019-Model%20Reduction.pdf?dl=0

Logistical Information:
http://www.eeci-igsc.eu/doc/users/395/bib/logisticalinformationimperialcollegeu6301.pdf

Registration website: http://www.eeci-igsc.eu/registration/

Early registration closes on the 28 of February.

If you have any question, do not hesitate to contact me at
g.scarciotti at imperial.ac.uk

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3.3. FDITOOLS - Fault Detection and Isolation Tools for MATLAB
Contributed by: Andreas Varga, varga.andreas at gmail.com

FDITOOLS - Fault Detection and Isolation Tools for MATLAB

The freely available Fault Detection and Isolation Tools (FDITOOLS) is a
collection of MATLAB functions for the analysis and solution of fault
detection and model detection problems. FDITOOLS supports the latest
developments of the synthesis approaches of linear fault detection and
model detection filters for both continuous-time and discrete-time linear
time-invariant systems. The implemented functions are based on the
computational procedures described in the book:

"A. Varga, Solving Fault Diagnosis Problems – Linear Synthesis Techniques,
Springer, 2017."

The current version of FDITOOLS is V1.0, dated November 30, 2018. This
version covers all synthesis procedures described in the above book and,
additionally, includes a comprehensive collection of analysis functions, as
well as functions for an easy setup of synthesis models. The codes have
been developed under MATLAB 2015b and have been tested with MATLAB 2016a
through 2018b. To use the functions, the Control System Toolbox (Version
9.10 or later) and the Descriptor System Tools (DSTOOLS) collection
(Version V0.71 or later) must be installed in MATLAB running under 64-bit
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10.

A comprehensive documentation of FDITOOLS V1.0 is available on arXiv at
https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.08480 .

Further information on FDITOOLS and its installation are available at
https://sites.google.com/site/andreasvargacontact/home/software/fditools .

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3.4. Short Course on “Game Theory and Distributed Control”
Contributed by: Jeff Shamma, jeff.shamma at kaust.edu.sa

Short course on "Game Theory and Distributed Control"
KAUST
14/04/2019-18/04/2019

As part of the EECI 2019 International Graduate School on Control, there
will be a one week short course by Profs. Jason Marden (UCSB) and Jeff
Shamma (KAUST) on "Game theory and distributed control". This course
presents an introduction to game theory and how it can be used as an
effective design approach for distributed architecture control systems,
with various illustrative examples of multi-agent distributed coordination.

Topics include:
- Elements of normal form games
- Nash equilibrium and generalized solution concepts
- Potential games and their variants
- Price-of-anarchy and price‐of‐stability
- Mechanism and utility design
- Multi-agent online learning algorithms
- Applications to distributed control problems

The course, as well as housing, dining, and recreation facilities, will all
be on the KAUST campus (one hour by car north of Jeddah). KAUST will assist
in the visa process as well as local transportation and accommodations.

To have sufficient lead time for these arrangements, the deadline for
registration (with both EECI & KAUST) is Feb 10, 2019.

For additional information and KAUST registration, please visit:
https://igsc.kaust.edu.sa/home
For EECI registration, please visit: http://www.eeci-igsc.eu/

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4. Books

4.1. Stochastic Control and Filtering over Constrained Communication
Networks
Contributed by: Oliver Jackson, oliver.jackson at springer.com

Title: Stochastic Control and Filtering over Constrained Communication
Networks
Authors: Liu, Q., Wang, Z., He, X.
ISBN: 978-3-030-00156-8
Hardcover: $149.99/€119.99
249 pages,
November 2018, Springer
URL: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030001568

“Stochastic Control and Filtering over Constrained Communication Networks”
presents up-to-date research developments and novel methodologies on
stochastic control and filtering for networked systems under constrained
communication networks. It provides a framework of optimal
controller/filter design, resilient filter design, stability and
performance analysis for the systems considered, subject to various kinds
of communication constraints, including signal-to-noise constraints,
bandwidth constraints, and packet drops. Several techniques are employed to
develop the controllers and filters desired, including: recursive Riccati
equations; matrix decomposition; optimal estimation theory; and
mathematical optimization methods.

Readers will benefit from the book’s novel concepts, models and
methodologies that have practical significance in control engineering and
signal processing. “Stochastic Control and Filtering over Constrained
Communication Networks” is a practical research reference for engineers
dealing with networked control and filtering problems. It is also of
interest to academics and students working in control and communication
networks.

Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 Concepts and Challenges in Networked Control Systems; 1.2 Analysis and
Synthesis of Networked Control ; 1.3 Event-Based Control and Filtering
Problems; 1.4 Outline of This Book; References
2 Feedback Stabilization of Networked Systems over Fading Channels
2.1 Problem Formulation; 2.2 Preliminary; 2.3 Main Results; 2.4 An
Illustrative Example; 2.5 Conclusions; References
3 Event-Based HConsensus Control of Multi-agent Systems
3.1 Problem Formulation; 3.2 Main Results; 3.3 An Illustrative Example; 3.4
Conclusions; References
4 Event-Triggered Resilient Filtering with Measurement Quantization
4.1 Problem Formulation; 4.2 Main Results; 4.3 Performance Analysis; 4.4 An
Illustrative Example; 4.5 Conclusions; References
5 Event-Based Distributed Filtering of Continuous-Time Nonlinear Systems
5.1 Problem Formulation and Preliminaries; 5.2 Main Results; 5.3 An
Illustrative Example; 5.4 Conclusions; References
6 Event-Based Distributed Filtering over Markovian Switching Topologies
6.1 Problem Formulation; 6.2 Main Results; 6.3 An Illustrative Example; 6.4
Conclusions; References
7 Event-Based Recursive Distributed Filtering
7.1 Problem Formulation and Preliminaries; 7.2 Main Results; 7.3 An
Illustrative Example; 7.4 Conclusions; References
8 A Resilient Approach to Distributed Recursive Filter Design
8.1 Problem Formulation; 8.2 Preliminary; 8.3 Suboptimal Distributed
Resilient Filter Design; 8.4 Boundedness Analysis; 8.5 An Illustrative
Example; 8.6 Conclusions; References
9 Consensus-Based Recursive Distributed Filtering
9.1 Problem Formulation and Preliminaries; 9.2 Main Results; 9.3 An
Illustrative Example; 9.4 Conclusions; References
10 On Kalman-Consensus Filtering with Random Link Failures
10.1 Problem Formulation; 10.2 Preliminary for Boundedness Analysis; 10.3
Boundedness Analysis; 10.4 Simulation Example; 10.5 Conclusions; References
11 Moving-Horizon Estimation with Binary Encoding Schemes
11.1 System Description; 11.2 Preliminary; 11.3 Centralized Moving-Horizon
Estimation; 11.4 Decentralized Moving-Horizon Estimation; 11.5 An
Illustrative Example; 11.6 Conclusions; References
12 Conclusion and Further Work

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4.2. Hybrid System Identification
Contributed by: Oliver Jackson, oliver.jackson at springer.com

Title: Hybrid System Identification
Authors: Lauer, F., Bloch, G.
ISBN: 978-3-030-00192-6
Hardcover: $169.99/€139.99
274 pages,
October 2018, Springer
URL: https://www.springer.com/us/book/9783030001926

“Hybrid System Identification” helps readers to build mathematical models
of dynamical systems switching between different operating modes, from
their experimental observations. It provides an overview of the interaction
between system identification, machine learning and pattern recognition
fields in explaining and analysing hybrid system identification. It
emphasises the optimization and computational complexity issues that lie at
the core of the problems considered and sets them aside from standard
system identification problems. The book presents practical methods that
leverage this complexity, as well as a broad view of state-of-the-art
machine learning methods.

The authors illustrate the key technical points using examples and figures
to help the reader understand the material. The book includes an in-depth
discussion and computational analysis of hybrid system identification
problems, moving from the basic questions of the definition of hybrid
systems and system identification to methods of hybrid system
identification and the estimation of switched linear/affine and piecewise
affine models. The authors also give an overview of the various
applications of hybrid systems, discuss the connections to other fields,
and describe more advanced material on recursive, state-space and nonlinear
hybrid system identification.

“Hybrid System Identification” includes a detailed exposition of major
methods, which allows researchers and practitioners to acquaint themselves
rapidly with state-of-the-art tools. The book is also a sound basis for
graduate and undergraduate students studying this area of control, as the
presentation and form of the book provides the background and coverage
necessary for a full understanding of hybrid system identification, whether
the reader is initially familiar with system identification related to
hybrid systems or not.

Contents

1 Introduction
1.1 What are Hybrid Systems?; 1.2 What is System Identification?; 1.3
Applications; 1.4 Outline of the Book; References
2 System Identification
2.1 Input–Output (I/O) Models; 2.2 State-Space (SS) Models; 2.3 Recursive
Identification; 2.4 Nonlinear System Identification; 2.5 Model Selection
and Assessment; Notes; References
3 Classification
3.1 Discrimination; 3.2 Clustering; Notes; References
4 Hybrid System Identification
4.1 Hybrid System Models; 4.2 Identification Problems; 4.3 Other Related
Problems; Notes; References
5 Exact Methods for Hybrid System Identification
5.1 Straightforward Solutions; 5.2 Hardness Results; 5.3 Polynomial-Time
Algorithms for Fixed Dimensions; 5.4 Global Optimization with
Branch-and-Bound; 5.5 The Need for Approximation Schemes/Heuristics; Notes;
References
6 Estimation of Switched Linear Models
6.1 Fixed Number of Modes; 6.2 Free Number of Modes; Notes; References
7 Estimation of Piecewise Affine Models
7.1 From Switched Affine Models to PWA Models; 7.2 From Nonlinear Models to
PWA Models; 7.3 From Local Models to PWA Models; Notes; References
8 Recursive and State-Space Identification of Hybrid Systems
8.1 Input–Output Models; 8.2 State-Space Models; Notes; References
9 Nonlinear Hybrid System Identification
9.1 Continuous Optimization Approach for Switched Nonlinear Models; 9.2
Error Sparsification Approach for Switched Nonlinear Models; 9.3
Sum-of-Norms Approach for Piecewise Smooth Models; Notes; References
10 Outlook
10.1 Other Forms of Hybrid Models; 10.2 Computational Complexity and Exact
Methods; 10.3 Statistical Guarantees; 10.4 Model Selection; 10.5
Applications; References
Appendices: Basics of Probability; Basics of Linear Algebra
Index

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4.3. Nonlinear Filtering
Contributed by: Laura Burgess, laura.burgess at springer.com

Nonlinear Filtering by Kumar Pakki Bharani Chandra and Da-Wei Gu
ISBN: 978-3-030-01796-5
November 2018, Springer
Hardcover, 184 pages, $149.99/€119.99

https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030017965

This book gives readers in-depth know-how on methods of state estimation
for nonlinear control systems. It starts with an introduction to dynamic
control systems and system states and a brief description of the Kalman
filter. In the following chapters, various state estimation techniques for
nonlinear systems are discussed, including the extended, unscented and
cubature Kalman filters. The cubature Kalman filter and its variants are
introduced in particular detail because of their efficiency and their
ability to deal with systems with Gaussian and/or non-Gaussian noise. The
book also discusses information-filter and square-root-filtering
algorithms, useful for state estimation in some real-time control system
design problems.

A number of case studies are included in the book to illustrate the
application of various nonlinear filtering algorithms. Nonlinear Filtering
is written for academic and industrial researchers, engineers and research
students who are interested in nonlinear control systems analysis and
design. The chief features of the book include: dedicated coverage of
recently developed nonlinear, Jacobian-free, filtering algorithms; examples
illustrating the use of nonlinear filtering algorithms in real-world
applications; detailed derivation and complete algorithms for nonlinear
filtering methods, which help readers to a fundamental understanding and
easier coding of those algorithms; and MATLAB® codes associated with
case-study applications, which can be downloaded from the Springer Extra
Materials website.
Contents

Contents
1. Control Systems and State Estimation
2. State Observation and Estimation
3. Kalman Filter and Linear State Estimations
4. Jacobian-Based Nonlinear State Estimation
5. Cubature Kalman Filter
6. Variants of Cubature Kalman Filter
7. More Estimation Methods and Beyond

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4.4. Production Planning, Modeling and Control of Food Industry Processes
Contributed by: Laura Burgess, laura.burgess at springer.com

Production Planning, Modeling and Control of Food Industry Processes by P.
Cano Marchal
J. Gómez Ortega and J. Gámez García
ISBN: 978-3-030-01372-1
December 2019, Springer
Hardcover, 202 pages, $149.99/€119,99

https://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783030013721

This book provides a new approach to the control of food transformation
processes, emphasizing the advantage of considering the system as a
multivariable one, and taking a holistic approach to the decision-making
process in the plant, considering not only the technical but also the
economic implications of these decisions. In addition, it presents a
hierarchical structure for the global control of the plant, and includes
appropriate techniques for each of the control layers.

The book addresses the challenges of modelling food transformation
processes, using both traditional system-identification techniques and,
where these prove impractical, models based on expert knowledge and using
fuzzy systems. The construction of optimal controllers for each of these
types of models is also discussed, as a means to close a feedback loop on
the higher-level outputs of the process.

Finally, the problem of production planning is covered from two
standpoints: the traditional batch-sizing problem, and the planning of
production throughout the season. Systematic season-wide production
planning is built upon the models constructed for the control of the plant,
and incorporates market- and business-specific information. Examples based
on the processing of various foodstuffs help to illustrate the text
throughout, while the book’s closing chapter presents a case study on
advances in the processing of olive oil.

Given its scope, the book will primarily be of interest to two groups of
readers: food engineering practitioners and students, who are familiar with
the characteristics of food processes but have little or no background in
control engineering; and control engineering researchers, students and
practitioners, whose situation is just the opposite, and who wish to learn
more about food engineering and its specific challenges for control.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Modeling and System Identification
3. Control of Lower-Level Dynamic Layers
4. Control of Higher-Level Dynamic Layers
5. Production Planning for Food Transformation Processes
6. Case Study: Virgin Olive Oil Production Process
7. Conclusions and Future Directions

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4.5. Modeling and Control of Batch Processes
Contributed by: Laura Burgess, laura.burgess at springer.com

Modeling and Control of Batch Processes by Prashant Mhaskar, Abhinav Garg
and Brandon Corbett
ISBN: 978-3-030-04139-7
November 2018, Springer
Hardcover, 337 pages, $179.99/€159,99

https://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783030041397

Modeling and Control of Batch Processes presents state-of-the-art
techniques ranging from mechanistic to data-driven models. These methods
are specifically tailored to handle issues pertinent to batch processes,
such as nonlinear dynamics and lack of online quality measurements. In
particular, the book proposes:
• a novel batch control design with well characterized feasibility
properties;
• a modeling approach that unites multi-model and partial least squares
techniques;
• a generalization of the subspace identification approach for batch
processes; and applications to several detailed case studies, ranging from
a complex simulation test bed to industrial data.
The book’s proposed methodology employs statistical tools, such as partial
least squares and subspace identification, and couples them with notions
from state-space-based models to provide solutions to the quality control
problem for batch processes. Practical implementation issues are discussed
to help readers understand the application of the methods in greater depth.
The book includes numerous comments and remarks providing insight and
fundamental understanding into the modeling and control of batch processes.
Modeling and Control of Batch Processes includes many detailed examples of
industrial relevance that can be tailored by process control engineers or
researchers to a specific application. The book is also of interest to
graduate students studying control systems, as it contains new research
topics and references to significant recent work.

Contents

1. Batch Process Modeling and Control: Background
2. Safe-Steering of Batch Processes
3. Robust Model Predictive Control and Fault-Handling of Batch Processes
4. Transition From Batch to Continuous Operation in Bio-reactors: A Model
Predictive Control Approach and Application
5. Integrating Data-Based Modeling and Nonlinear Control Tools for Batch
Process Control
6. An Adaptive Data-Based Modeling Approach for Predictive Control of Batch
Systems
7. Data-Driven Model Predictive Quality Control of Batch Processes
8. Model Predictive Quality Control of Polymethyl Methacrylate
9. Multi-rate Modeling and Economic Model Predictive Control of the
Electric Arc Furnace
10. Subspace Identification for Data-Driven Modeling and Quality Control of
Batch Processes
11. Handling Multi-rate and Missing Data in Variable Duration Economic
Model Predictive Control of Batch Processes with Application to Electric
Arc Furnace Operation
12. Data-Driven Modeling and Quality Control of Variable Duration Batch
Processes with Discrete Inputs
13. Subspace Identification Based Modeling and Control of Batch Particulate
Processes
14. Subspace-Based Model Identification of a Hydrogen Plant Startup Dynamics

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4.6. Observability and Controllability of General Linear Systems
Contributed by: Lyubomir T. Gruyitch, gruyitch.lyubomir.t at gmail.com

OBSERVABILITY AND CONTROLLABILITY OF GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEMS
Lyubomir T. Gruyitch
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 335 Pages, ISBN 9781138353152 - CAT# K395488

Summary
Observability and Controllability of General Linear Systems treats five
different families of the linear systems, three of which are new. The book
begins with the definition of time together with a brief description of its
crucial properties. It presents further new results on matrices, on
polynomial matrices, on matrix polynomials, on rational matrices, and on
the new compact, simple and elegant calculus that enabled the
generalization of the transfer function matrix concept and of the state
concept, the proofs of the new necessary and sufficient observability and
controllability conditions for all five classes of the studied systems.

Features
- Generalizes the state space concept and the complex domain fundamentals
of the control systems unknown in previously published books by other
authors.
- Addresses the knowledge and ability necessary to overcome the crucial
lacunae of the existing control theory and drawbacks of its applications.
- Outlines new effective mathematical means for effective complete analysis
and synthesis of the control systems.
- Upgrades, completes and broadens the control theory related to the
classical self-contained control concepts: observability and
controllability.
- Provides information necessary to create and teach advanced inherently
upgraded control courses.
- Opens new research directions.

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4.7. Trackability and Tracking of General Linear Systems
Contributed by: Lyubomir T. Gruyitch, gruyitch.lyubomir.t at gmail.com

TRACKABILITY AND TRACKING OF GENERAL LINEAR SYSTEMS
Lyubomir T. Gruyitch
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2018, 378 Pages, ISBN 9781138353374 - CAT#
K395516d

Summary
Trackability and Tracking of General Linear Systems deals with five classes
of the systems, three of which are new, begins with the definition of time
together with a brief description of its crucial properties and with the
principles of the physical uniqueness and continuity of physical variables.
They are essential for the natural tracking control synthesis. The book
presents further new results on the new compact, simple and elegant
calculus that enabled the generalization of the transfer function matrix
concept and of the state concept, the completion of the trackability and
tracking concepts together with the proofs of the trackability and tracking
criteria, as well as the natural tracking control synthesis for all five
classes of the systems.

Features
- Crucially broadens the state space concept and the complex domain
fundamentals of the dynamical systems to the control systems.
- Addresses the knowledge and ability necessary to study and design control
systems that will satisfy the fundamental control goal.
- Outlines new effective mathematical means for effective complete analysis
and synthesis of the control systems.
- Upgrades, completes and essentially generalizes the control theory beyond
the existing boundaries.
- Provides information necessary to create and teach advanced inherently
upgraded control courses.
- Opens new research directions.

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5. Journals

5.1. Contents: Control Theory and Technology
Contributed by: Zou Tiefeng, tfzou at scut.edu.cn

Table of Contents
Control Theory and Technology
Vol. 16, No. 4, November 2018

ISSN: 2095-6983 CODEN: CTTOAM
http://www.springer.com/engineering/control/journal/11768

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A special issue to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Passing of Prof.
Jingqing Han, a scholar ahead of his time
******************

Editorial
- Z. Gao, Y. Huang P.245

- From flatness, GPI observers, GPI control and flat filters to
observer-based ADRC, H. Sira-ramirez P.249
- Embedded model control: Reconciling modern control theory and error-based
control design, E. Canuto, C. Novara, L. Colangelo P.261
- Development of nonlinear disturbance observer based control and nonlinear
PID: A personal note, W.-H. Chen P.284
- Active disturbance rejection control: some recent experimental and
industrial case studies, Q. Zheng, Z. Gao P.301
- Active disturbance rejection control: Applications in aerospace, S. E.
Talole P.314
- Intelligence evolution for service robot: An ADRC perspective, G. Xiang,
Y. Huang, J. Yu, M. Zhu, J. Su P.324
- Active disturbance rejection based load frequency control and voltage
regulation in power systems, L. Dong, A. Mandali, A. Morinec, Y. Zhao P.336

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5.2. Contents: IET Control Theory & Applications
Contributed by: Alexandria Lipka, alipka at theiet.org

IET Control Theory & Applications
Volume 12
November 2018

http://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/iet-cta/12/17

- Xing Guo, Jinling Liang, Jianquan Lu, Asymmetric bipartite consensus over
directed networks with antagonistic interactions, Pages 2295 – 2301
- Chunhong Zheng, Yuxin Su, Paolo Mercorelli, Simple relay non-linear PD
control for faster and high-precision motion systems with friction, Pages
2302 – 2308
- Ruicheng Ma, Shuang An, Shengzhi Zhao, Exponential stability of positive
switched non-linear systems under minimum dwell time, Pages 2309 – 2315
- Guopeng Wang, Huiling Xu, Lu Wang, Juan Yao, Robust filtering for
uncertain two-dimensional continuous-discrete state-delay systems in finite
frequency domains, Pages 2316 – 2327
- Magdi S. Mahmoud, Bilal J. Karaki, Improved stability analysis and
control design of reset systems, Pages 2328 – 2336
- M. Monir Uddin, Gramian-based model-order reduction of constrained
structural dynamic systems, Pages 2337 – 2346
- Dong Luo, Xiaogang Xiong, Shanghai Jin, Shyam Kamal, Adaptive gains of
dual level to super-twisting algorithm for sliding mode design, Pages 2347
– 2356
- Wajdi Saad, Anis Sellami, Germain Garcia, Robust integral sliding mode-
control of one-sided Lipschitz non-linear systems, Pages 2357 – 2367
- Jianrong Zhao, Wei Liu, Guangming Zhuang, Yuming Chu, Yongmin Li,
Sampled-data based quantisation control for T–S fuzzy switched systems with
actuator failures dependent on an improved Lyapunov functional method,
Pages 2368 – 2379
- Mengting Chen, Feng Ding, Erfu Yang Gradient-based iterative parameter
estimation for bilinear-in-parameter systems using the model decomposition
technique, Pages 2380 – 2389
- Xiaofei Fan, Qingling Zhang, Junchao Ren, Event-triggered sliding mode
control for discrete-time singular system, Pages 2390 – 2398
- Meiqing Li, Liying Sun, Finite-time stabilisation for a class of
nonlinear descriptor systems, Pages 2399 – 2406
- Nam Hoai Nguyen, Phuoc Doan Nguyen, Overshoot and settling time
assignment with PID for first-order and second-order systems, Pages 2407 –
2416
- Hoang T. Tuan, Hieu Trinh, Stability of fractional-order nonlinear
systems by Lyapunov direct method, Pages 2417 – 2422
- Liping Yin, Hong Wang, Xiaomo Yan, Hongyan Zhang, Disturbance
observer-based dynamic optimal setting control, Pages 2423 – 2432
- Zhiyu Xi, Dynamic sliding mode controller design for networked control
systems with random packet loss and event driven quantisation, Pages 2433 -
2440

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5.3. Contents: Asian Journal of Control
Contributed by: Li-Chen Fu, lichen at ntu.edu.tw

Asian Journal of Control
Vol.20, No.6 November, 2018
CONTENTS

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19346093/2018/20/6

[Regular Paper]

1. Optimal Distance Function for Locally Weighted Average Prediction of
Just-in-time Methods (Pages: 2055-2064), Yusuke Fujimoto, Ichiro Maruta and
Toshiharu Sugie
2. Generalised Probabilistic Control Design for Uncertain Stochastic
Control Systems (Pages: 2065-2074)
Author: Randa Herzallah
3. Wind Turbine Multivariable Optimal Control based on Incremental State
Model (Pages: 2075-2087), José Miguel Adánez, Basil Mohammed Al Hadithi and
Agustín Jiménez
4. Symbolic Geometric Modelling of Tree-structure Robotic Mechanisms Using
Lie Groups and Graph Theory (Pages: 2088-2100), Mohamed Abderrahim, Juan A.
Escalera and Fares Abu-Dakka
5. Adaptive Recurrent Neural Network Enhanced Discrete Variable Structure
Control for Nonlinear Mimo Systems (Pages: 2101-2115), Chih-Lyang Hwang and
John Y Hung
6. Exponential Mean-square Stability of Stochastic String Hybrid Systems
under Continuous Non-gaussian Excitation (Pages: 2116-2129)
Author: Leslaw Socha
7. Wide-area Stabiliser on Sliding Mode Control for Cross-area Power
Systems with Random Delay and Packet Dropouts (Pages: 2130-2142), Meng Li
and Yong Chen
8. Robust Tracking Control and Stabilization of Underactuated Ships (Pages:
2143-2153)
Author: Jia-Wang Li
9. Analysis, Verification and Comparison on Feedback-aided Ma Equivalence
and Zhang Equivalency of Minimum-kinetic-energy Type for Kinematic Control
of Redundant Robot Manipulators (Pages: 2154-2170), Binbin Qiu, Yunong
Zhang and Zhi Yang
10. Distributed H∞ Consensus Fault Detection for Uncertain T-S Fuzzy
Systems with Time-varying Delays over Lossy Sensor Networks (Pages:
2171-2184), Shenquan Wang, Yulian Jiang and Yuanchun Li
11. Input-output Decoupling of Boolean Control Networks (Pages: 2185-2194),
Jin-Feng Pan, Jun-E Feng, Juan Yao and Jian-Li Zhao
12. Event-Triggered Fault Detection for Networked Control Systems Subject
to Packet Dropout (Pages: 2195-2206), Manel Atitallah, Mohammadreza Davoodi
and Nader Meskin
13. Further Studies on Stability and Stabilization of T-S Fuzzy Systems
with Time-varying Delays via Fuzzy Lyapunov-krasovskii Functional Method
(Pages: 2207-2222), Jiyong Tan, Songyi Dian and Tao Zhao
14. The Method of Reagent Control Based on Time Series Distribution of
Bubble Size in a Gold-antimony Flotation Process (Pages: 2223-2236),
Zhongmei Li and Weihua Gui
15. Finite-time Synchronization of Complex-valued Delayed Neural Networks
with Discontinuous Activations (Pages: 2237-2247), Enli Wu, Xinsong Yang,
Chen Xu, Fuad E. Alsaadi and Tasawar Hayat
16. Vibration-attenuation Controller Design for Structural Systems with
Multi-rate Sampled Data (Pages: 2248-2259), Falu Weng, Yi Guo, Yuanchun
Ding, Shuren Han and Feiyue Geng
17. Delayed Feedback MPC Algorithm of Vehicle Platoons Subject to
Constraints on Measurement Range and Driving Behaviors (Pages: 2260-2270),
Shiming Yu, Sainan Wu, Yunbo Zhao and Defeng He
18. Economic Optimization and Control Based on Multi Priority Rank RTO and
Double Layered MPC (Pages: 2271-2280), Hongguang Pan, Weimin Zhong and
Zaiying Wang
19. Stability Analysis and L2-gain Of Switched Neutral Systems with all
Unstable Subsystems (Pages: 2281-2289), Haiyan Wang, Baowei Wu and Yue-E
Wang
20. Exponential Stabilization of Time-varying Delayed Complex-valued
Memristor-based Neural Networks via Impulsive Control (Pages: 2290-2301),
Xiao-fan Li, Jian-an Fang, Hui-yuan Li and Wen-yong Duan
21. Further Results on Quasi-synchronization of Delayed Chaotic Systems
with Parameter Mismatches via Intermittent Control (Pages: 2302-2313), Yan
Jiang and Junyong Zhai

[Brief Paper]
1. Optimal Random Dither Quantizers for Positive Systems (Pages:
2314-2317), Ryosuke Morita, Shun-ichi Azuma and Toshiharu Sugie
2. Stimulation Interval Evaluation for Lower-Limb Cycling Movement Based on
Torque Observer (Pages: 2318-2330), Po-Wen Hsueh, Mi-Ching Tsai and
Chun-Lin Chen
3. Hierarchical Model Predictive Control for Parallel Hybrid Electrical
Vehicle (Pages: 2331-2342), Jiangtao Fu, Shuzhong Song, Zhumu Fu and
Jianwei Ma
4. Pinning Consensus Analysis for Nonlinear Second-order Multi-agent
Systems with Time-varying Delays (Pages: 2343-2350), Dandan Zhang, Qiang
Song, Yang Liu and Jinde Cao
5. Finite-time Scaled Consensus in Discrete-time Networks of Agents (Pages:
2351-2356)
Author: Yilun Shang
6. Prescribed Performance Fine Attitude Control for A Flexible Hypersonic
Vehicle With Unknown Initial Errors (Pages: 2357-2369), He-Wei Zhao, Yong
Liang, Xiu-Xia Yang and Yun-An Hu
7. A Cross-coupling Control Approach for Coordinated Formation of Surface
Vessels with Uncertain Disturbances (Pages: 2370-2379), Mingyu Fu, Lingling
Yu, Yuanhui Wang and Jianfang Jiao
8. Viability Criteria for a Switched System on Bounded Polyhedron (Pages:
2380-2387), JianFeng Lv, Yan Gao and Na Zhao

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5.4. Contents: International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
Contributed by: Keum-Shik Hong, journal at ijcas.com

International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems (IJCAS), ISSN:
1598-6446
http://www.springer.com/engineering/robotics/journal/12555
Indexed in: Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), Journal Citation
Reports/Science Edition,, SCOPUS, INSPEC, Google Scholar, ProQuest,
Academic OneFile, Current Contents/Engineering,, Computing and Technology,
EI-Compendex, OCLC, SCImago, Summon by Serial Solutions

Table of contents, Vol. 16, No. 6, December 2018

- Quaternion-based Robust Trajectory Tracking Control of a Quad-rotor Hover
System, Derek Hoffman, Muhammad Rehan, William MacKunis, and Mahmut
Reyhanoglu* pp.2575-2584
- New Internal Model Average Consensus Estimators with Light Communication
Load, Juwon Lee and Juhoon Back* pp.2585-2592
- Master-followed Multiple Robots Cooperation SLAM Adapted to Search and
Rescue Environment, Hongling Wang, Chengjin Zhang*, Yong Song, and Bao Pang
pp.2593-2608
- Design of a Robust Discrete-time Phase Lead Repetitive Control in
Frequency Domain for a Linear Actuator with Multiple Phase Uncertainties,
Maria Mitrevska*, Zhenwei Cao, Jinchuan Zheng, Edi Kurniawan, and Zhihong
Man pp.2609-2620
- Improving the Stability Behavior of Limiting Zeros for Multivariable
Systems Based on Multirate Sampling, Cheng Zeng*, Shan Liang, and Shuwen
Xiang* pp.2621-2633
- Iterative Identification Algorithms for Bilinear-in-parameter Systems by
Using the Over-parameterization Model and the Decomposition, Mengting Chen,
Feng Ding*, Ahmed Alsaedi, and Tasawar Hayat pp.2634-2643
- Performance Improvement of Various Types of Induction-based Wind Farms
Using Center-node Unified Power Flow Controller, Ahmed Rashad, Salah Kamel,
Francisco Jurado*, and Karar Mahmoud pp.2644-2655
- Consecutive Synchronization of a Delayed Complex Dynamical Network via
Distributed Adaptive Control Approach, Ali Kazemy and Jinde Cao*
pp.2656-2664
- Adaptive Reliable H∞ Control of Uncertain Affine Nonlinear Systems, Ali
Abootalebi*, Farid Sheikholeslam, and Saeed Hosseinnia pp.2665-2675
- Fault Detection and Reconstruction for Discrete Nonlinear Systems via
Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Models, Shenghui Guo, Fanglai Zhu, Wei Zhang, Stanisław
H. Z˙ ak, and Jian Zhang* pp.2676-2687
- A Novel Discrete-time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Based on State
Space Model, C. Sotelo, Antonio Favela-Contreras*, F. Beltran-Carbajal, G.
Dieck-Assad, P. Rodriguez-Canedo, and D. Sotelo pp.2688-2696
- Improvement of Shipboard Landing Performance of Fixed-wing UAV Using
Model Predictive Control, Soyeon Koo, Seungkeun Kim*, Jinyoung Suk, Youdan
Kim, and Jongho Shin pp.2697-2708
- Global Formulation and Motion Planning for a Sphere Rolling on a Smooth
Surface, Muhammad Rehan and Mahmut Reyhanoglu* pp.2709-2717
- Distributed Containment Control of Multi-agent Systems with General
Linear Dynamics and Time-delays, Bo Li*, Hong-Yong Yang, Zeng-Qiang Chen,
and Zhong-Xin Liu pp.2718-2726
- Distributed Event-triggered Containment Control for Discrete-time
Multi-agent Systems, Zhaojun Tang and Chuandong Li* pp.2727-2732
- Distributed Adaptive Dynamic Surface Control for Synchronization of
Uncertain Nonlinear Multi-agent Systems, Javad Tousi, Marzieh Kamali*, Iman
Izadi, and Farid Sheikholeslam pp.2733-2742
- A Terminal Sliding Mode Observer Based Robust Backstepping Sensorless
Speed Control for Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor, Shaofang Wu*
and Jianwu Zhang pp.2743-2753
- Speed Tracking Control of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor by a Novel
Two-step Internal Model Control Approach, Zhaowu Ping*, Qingchuan Ma, Tao
Wang, Yunzhi Huang, and Jun-Guo Lu pp.2754-2762
- Improved IMM Filter for Tracking a Highly Maneuvering Target with Mixed
System Noises, Kangwagye Samuel and Jae Weon Choi* pp.2763-2771
- Stability Analysis for Time-delay Systems with Nonlinear Disturbances via
New Generalized Integral Inequalities, Bin Wu, Chang-Long Wang*, Yong-Jiang
Hu, and Xiao-Lin Ma pp.2772-2780
- Stabilization Analysis for a Class of Nonlinear Systems Based on
Characteristic Model, Shaomin He* and Haibo Ji pp.2781-2789
- Design and Stability Analysis of a Fractional Order State Feedback
Controller for Trajectory Tracking of a Differential Drive Robot, Omar
Waleed Abdulwahhab* and Nizar Hadi Abbas pp.2790-2800
- Stability Analysis and Dynamic Output Feedback Control for Nonlinear T-S
Fuzzy System with Multiple Subsystems and Normalized Membership Functions,
Wei Zheng*, Zhi-Ming Zhang, Hong-BinWang, Hong-RuiWang, and Peng-Heng Yin
pp.2801-2813
- LP Conditions for Stability and Stabilization of Positive 2D Discrete
Statedelayed Roesser Models, Mohamed Bolajraf pp.2814-2821
- Guaranteed Cost Sliding Mode Control of Switched Systems with Known
Sojourn Probabilities, Haijuan Zhao and Yugang Niu* pp.2822-2831
- Optimization of Tool Path Pitch of Spray Painting Robots for Automotive
Painting Quality, Kiyang Park and Doyoung Jeon* pp.2832-2838
- Synchronization for a Class of Fractional-order Linear Complex Networks
via Impulsive Control, Na Liu*, Jie Fang,Wei Deng, Zhen-JunWu, and
Guo-Qiang Ding pp.2839-2844
- Finite-time Synchronization Control Relationship Analysis of Two Classes
of Markovian Switched Complex Networks, Xin Wang, Bin Yang*, and Jian-an
Fang pp.2845-2858
- Exponential Synchronization of Stochastic Memristive Recurrent Neural
Networks Under Alternate State Feedback Control, Xiaofan Li*, Jian-an Fang,
and Huiyuan Li pp.2859-2869
- A Nonparametric Approach to Design Fixed-order Controllers for Systems
with Constrained Input, Sofiane Khadraoui* and Hazem Nounou pp.2870-2877
- Control Algorithms of Magnetic Suspension Systems Based on the Improved
Double Exponential Reaching Law of Sliding Mode Control, Jian Pan, Wei Li*,
and Haipeng Zhang pp.2878-2887
- View-point Invariant 3D Classification for Mobile Robots Using a
Convolutional Neural Network, Jiyoun Moon*, Hanjun Kim, and Beomhee Lee
pp.2888-2895
- Self-collision Avoidance Trajectory Planning and Robust Control of a
Dual-arm Space Robot, Yicheng Liu, Chunxiao Yu, Jingyuan Sheng, and Tao
Zhang* pp.2896-2905
- Optimal Trajectory Control for Two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in DRSS
Localization, Seyyed Ali Asghar Shahidian and Hadi Soltanizadeh*
pp.2906-2914
- Safety-enhanced Collaborative Framework for Tele-operated Minimally
Invasive Surgery Using a 7-DoF Torque-controlled Robot, Hang Su*, Juan
Sandoval, Pierre Vieyres, Gerard Poisson, Giancarlo Ferrigno, and Elena De
Momi pp.2915-2923
- Novel Design of Master Manipulator for Robotic Catheter System, Youngjin
Moon, Zhenkai Hu, Jongseok Won, Sanghoon Park, Hoyul Lee, Hyeonseok You,
Gi-Byoung Nam, and Jaesoon Choi* pp.2924-2934
- Bio-inspired Decentralized Architecture for Walking of a 5-link Biped
Robot with Compliant Knee Joints, Masoud Yazdani, Hassan Salarieh*, and
Mahmoud Saadat Foumani pp.2935-2947
- Switching Motion Control of Aircraft Skin Inspection Robot Using
Backstepping Scheme and Nussbaum Disturbance Observer, Congqing Wang*,
Junjun Jiang, Xuewei Wu, and Linfeng Wu pp.2948-2957
- Analysis on Effective Rehabilitation of Human Arms Using Compliant Strap,
Byoung-Ho Kim pp.2958-2965
- Trajectory Tracking Control of a Quadrotor Aerial Vehicle in the Presence
of Input Constraints, Trong-Toan Tran*, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Wei He, Pham
Luu-Trung-Duong, and Nguyen-Vu Truong pp.2966-2976
- A Comparison of Nonlinear Filter Algorithms for Terrain-referenced
Underwater Navigation, Taeyun Kim, Jinwhan Kim*, and Seung-Woo Byun
pp.2977-2989
- Development of a Self-tuning PID Controller on Hydraulically Actuated
Stewart Platform Stabilizer with Base Excitation, Mostafa Taghizadeh and M.
Javad Yarmohammadi* pp.2990-2999
- An Efficient Integrated Attitude Determination Method Using Partially
Available Doppler Measurement Under Weak GPS Environment, Byungjin Lee,
Young Jae Lee, and Sangkyung Sung* pp.3000-3012
- Autonomous Vision-based Target Detection and Safe Landing for UAV,
Mohammed Rabah*, Ali Rohan, Muhammad Talha, Kang-Hyun Nam, and Sung Ho Kim
pp.3013-3025
- Fuzzy Greedy RRT Path Planning Algorithm in a Complex Configuration
Space, Ehsan Taheri*, Mohammad Hossein Ferdowsi, and Mohammad Danesh
pp.3026-3035
- Optimal Hybrid Neuro-fuzzy Based Controller Using MOGA for Photovoltaic
(PV) Battery Charging System, Rati Wongsathan* and Atcharawan Nuangnit
pp.3036-3046
- Temperature Control of a Regasification System for LNG-fuelled Marine
Engines Using Nonlinear Control Techniques, Gun-Baek So, Hyun-Sik Yi,
Yung-Deug Son, and Gang-Gyoo Jin* pp.3047-3054

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6. Conferences

6.1. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control: Call for Workshop Proposals
Contributed by: Ilya Kolmanovsky, ilya at umich.edu

Call for Workshop Proposals for the 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control in Nice, France, 2019

The 58th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (2019) in Nice, France
will offer full-day and half-day pre-conference workshops, addressing
current and future topics in control systems from experts from academia,
research institutes, and industry. Workshop proposals are invited on these
topics.

Workshop proposals are due May 2, 2019.

A workshop proposal should focus on a specific theme related to the main
conference topics, describing
objectives and expected outcomes, including expected attendance. The
workshop proposal should include
the workshop presenters' short bio and contact information, and the list of
speakers. Proposals should
be submitted through PaperPlaza by the due date.

The workshops will be offered based on the selection by the organizing
committee and viable attendance.
The 58th IEEE CDC reserves the right to cancel non-viable workshops. In the
event of a cancellation,
the workshop fees will be refunded in full.

For more information please contact Workshop Chair, Professor Ilya
Kolmanovsky, ilya at umich.edu and/or visit
http://cdc2019.ieeecss.org/workshops.php

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6.2. SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications
Contributed by: Maxwell Hayes, Hayes at siam.org

Conference Name:
SIAM Conference on Control and Its Applications (CT19)
Sponsored by the SIAM Activity Group on Control and Systems Theory
(SIAG/CST)

Location:
Chengdu Cynn Hotel (also known as Xanadu Hotel)
Chengdu, China

Dates:
June 19-21, 2019

General Conference Chair:
Jiliu Zhou, Chengdu University of Information Technology, China

Conference Co-Chairs:
William Levine, University of Maryland, College Park, U.S.
Richard Stockbridge, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S.

Organizing Committee:
Jean-Pierre Barbot, École Nationale Supérieure de l'Electronique et de ses
Applications, France
Catherine Bonnet, Inria, France
Sören Christensen, University of Hamburg, Germany
Michael Demetriou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, U.S.
Daniel Ho, City University of Hong Kong, China
Zengguang Hou, Chinese Academy of Science, China
Matthew James, Australian National University, Australia
Tao Li, East China Normal University, China
Hideo Nagai, Kansai University, Japan
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, University of Kansas, U.S.
Shuenn-Jyi Sheu, National Central University, China
Amit Surana, United Technologies Research Center, U.S.
Shanjian Tang, Fudan University, China
Zhen Wu, Shandong University, China

The Call for Presentations for this conference is available at:
http://siamct19.cuit.edu.cn/index.htm#promo

#SIAMCT19

**Deadlines**
December 10, 2018: Minisymposium proposals
December 21, 2018: Travel Award
January 7, 2019: Abstracts for contributed and minisymposium speakers
January 7, 2019: Full Paper for Consideration in Proceedings (Conference
participants have the option to submit a full paper for consideration in
the conference proceedings.)

Please visit
http://siamct19.cuit.edu.cn/INFO_FOR_PARTICIPANTS/Submissions.htm for
detailed submission information.

For additional information, contact siamct19 at cuit.edu.cn.

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6.3. IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical & Human Systems
Contributed by: Yue Wang, yue6 at clemson.edu

ANNOUNCEMENT
The global controls community and the wider scientific community interested
in the broad range of questions and implications emerging from the
relationships between humans and technology are invited to participate in
the Second IFAC Conference on Cyber-Physical & Human Systems (CPHS). Taking
place in Miami just days before the 2018 Conference on Decision and Control
(CDC), CPHS 2018 aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from
academia and industry to share scientific and technological advances as
well as gain a deeper understanding of the interactions between
cyber-physical systems and humans. Of particular focus are human-centered
technologies in a wide-range of applications including transportation,
energy, robotics, manufacturing, and health-care.

Miami is a popular vacation spot, not only in the United States, but in the
world! The Miami area offers multiple attractions for all. Conveniently
located in Downtown Miami, the Hyatt Regency hotel captures the spirit of
the city. With its striking white towers overlooking the Miami River, Hyatt
Regency Miami is a landmark hotel offering first rate service. The hotel
enjoys easy access to popular attractions such as Brickell City Center for
world-class shopping, Wynwood Art District with galleries and museums, the
Adrienne Arsht Center for the performing arts, Coral Gables with a Venetian
Pool and botanical garden, and the Latin flavor of Little Havana. The hotel
is a just a short 15-minute drive from South Beach. There’s no better way
to enjoy the Florida sunshine than with Hyatt Regency Miami as your home
base.

The conference program, through a combination of paper and poster
presentations, will showcase the interactions between cyber-physical
systems and humans during December 14 and 15. Two plenary lectures – one by
a prominent social scientist and the other by a roboticist -- are featured.
A panel exploring the interface between engineers and social-scientists,
and a mini-workshop on transdisciplinary communication and collaboration
have been arranged. A special session that showcases hardware and software
demonstrations of current CPHS research is also included.

The IFAC CPHS Young Author Prize will be awarded to the best paper by a
student author, and the CPHS Best Poster Prize to the best interactive
presentation. Accepted papers will be published in the open-access
IFAC-PapersOnLine series hosted on ScienceDirect (
http://www.sciencedirect.com/).

Advance registration is now open and is highly recommended. All attendees
must register. See the CPHS 2018 website for registration fees and other
details.

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6.4. IFAC Workshop on Thermodynamic Foundation of Mathematical Systems
Theory
Contributed by: Nicolas Hudon, nicolas.hudon at queensu.ca

Call for Contribution
The 3rd IFAC Workshop on Thermodynamic Foundation of Mathematical Systems
Theory
July 3-5, 2019.
Universite catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Dear Colleagues,

The Organizing Committee has the pleasure to invite you to contribute and
participate in the 3rd IFAC Workshop on Thermodynamic Foundation of
Mathematical Systems Theory to be held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, on
July 3-5, 2019.

TFMST is the triennial workshop of IFAC gathering researchers and
practitioners interested in thermodynamics and systems theory. The aim of
this workshop series is to explore connections between abstract systems
theory and physical systems behaviour when they are dynamically constrained
by conservation laws and exhibit dissipation related to maximization of
entropy-like functions. Application domains may include but are not limited
to: Energy efficient chemical processes or processes related to the
production of smart materials at micro- or nano-scales; Biological
phenomena from a cell (biochemical) level through tissue/organism behaviour
up to the ecological interactions between organisms; Behaviour and control
of particulate systems; Quantum control; and, Emergence of self-organizing
behaviour in networks of interacting agents where collective dynamics
emerge from the consensus among a large number of ensemble members.
Applications would cover fields such as ecology, robotics or socio-economy
and more generally Cyber-Physical Systems, and control of large scale
networked systems, such as chemical plants, integrating financial systems
and sociological systems

Three plenary talks will be presented by Massimiliano Esposito (University
of Luxembourg), Christian Jallut (Universite Claude--Bernard Lyon 1), and
Arjan van der Schaft (Uiversity of Groningen).

For more information, visit: https://sites.uclouvain.be/tfmst2019/

IMPORTANT DATES:

Submission opening 01 March 2018
Registration opening 01 May 2018
Deadline for submission of draft regular papers 15 February 2019
Authors notification 15 April 2019
Final Paper due 01 May 2019 (subjected to registration)
Final Program 01 June 2019
Workshop TFMST2019 03 to 05 July 2019
Best regards,

Nicolas Hudon, IPC Chair
Hector Ramirez, IPC Co-chair
Denis Dochain, NOC Chair
Jean-Charles Delvenne, NOC Co-chair

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6.5. International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Contributed by: Didier THEILLIOL, didier.theilliol at univ-lorraine.fr

First Call-for-Papers: 2019 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft
Systems (ICUAS'19) (http://www.uasconferences.com)

On behalf of the ICUAS'19 Organizing Committee, this is to invite you to
submit your contributions to the 2019 International Conference on Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (ICUAS'18; http://www.uasconferences.com). The conference
is co-sponsored by the IEEE CSS and RAS, and several other organizations.

The 2019 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS'19,
will be held on June 11-14, in the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel and
Conference Center which is situated in a supreme location in the heart of
Atlanta. June 11 will be a Workshop/Tutorial full-day, followed by a
three-day technical Conference on June 12-14.
Judging from the interest ICUAS has drawn over the past years and its
growth, ICUAS'19 is expected to continue on this path and attract the
highest number of participants from academia, industry, federal and state
agencies, government, the private sector, users, practitioners and
engineers who wish to be affiliated with and contribute technically to this
highly demanding and evolving and expanding field. ICUAS'19 is fully
sponsored by the ICUAS Association, which is a non-profit organization.
Information about the Association may be found at www.icuas.com.
The major themes of ICUAS'19 will be: design for trusted and assured
autonomy, metrics for autonomy, and design for resilience. These focus area
topics are center-stage in the attempt to design and build high-confidence
UAS/RPAS. In addition, ICUAS'19 will include a separate track on
regulations, policy, legal and ethical issues that are essential to allow
for integration of UAS/RPAS in the national airspace. National and
international organizations, agencies, industry, military and civilian
authorities are working towards defining roadmaps of UAS/RPAS expectations,
technical requirements and standards that are prerequisite to their full
utilization, as well as legal, policy and ethical issues. The next
generation of UAS/RPAS is expected to be used for a wide spectrum of
civilian and public domain applications. Challenges to be faced and
overcome include, among others, see-and-avoid systems, robust and
fault-tolerant flight control systems, payloads, communications, levels of
autonomy, manned-unmanned swarms, network-controlled swarms, as well as
challenges related to policies, procedures, regulations, safety, risk
analysis assessment, airworthiness, certification issues, operational
constraints, standardization and frequency management, all of paramount
importance, which, coupled with 'smart', 'environmentally friendly' cutting
edge technologies will pave the way towards full integration of UAS/RPAS
with manned aviation and into the respective national airspace.
ICUAS'19 aims at bringing together different groups of qualified military
and civilian representatives worldwide, organization representatives,
funding agencies, industry and academia, to discuss the current state of
unmanned aviation advances, and the roadmap to their full utilization in
civilian and public domains. Special emphasis will be given to research
opportunities, and to 'what comes next' in terms of the essential
technologies that need to be utilized to advance the state-of-the-art.

Conference topics include (but not limited to): Airspace Control;
Integration; See/Sense-Detect-and-Avoid Systems; Airspace Management;
Interoperability; Security; Airworthiness; Levels of Safety; Sensor Fusion;
Autonomy; Manned/Unmanned Aviation; Smart Sensors; Biologically Inspired
UAS; Micro- and Mini- UAS; Standardization; Certification; Networked UAS;
Technology Challenges; Control Architectures; Payloads; Training; Energy
Efficient UAS; Path Planning and Navigation; UAS Applications;
Environmental Issues; Regulations; UAS Communications; Fail-Safe Systems;
Reliability of UAS; UAS Testbeds; Frequency Management; Risk Analysis; UAS
Transportation Management (UTM); Policy/Regulation/Law Aspects.

Unmanned system autonomy, collaboration and coordination, formation
control, validation and verification and unmanned system design for assured
autonomy, are topics of great interest to ICUAS'19

Through Keynote addresses, round table panel discussions and presentations,
it is expected that the outcome of the Conference will be a clear
understanding of what industry, military, civilian, national/international
authorities need, and what are the crucial next steps that need to be
completed before UAS/RPAS are utilized in everyday life applications. .

IMPORTANT DATES (Please check the latest information at
http://www.uasconferences.com)
February 12, 2019: Full Papers/ Invited Papers/Tutorial Proposals Due
April 15, 2019: Acceptance/Rejection Notification
May 10, 2019: Upload Final, Camera Ready Papers
April 15 - May 10, 2019: Early Registration

PAPER SUBMISSION
Papers must be submitted electronically. Go to
https://controls.papercept.net. Click on "Submit a Contribution to
ICUAS'19" and follow the steps. The paper format mufst follow IEEE paper
submission rules. Submitted papers should be classified as Contributed,
Poster or Invited Session papers. The maximum number of pages for a
contributed/invited paper submission is 10, and for a poster paper is 6.
Accepted, contributed/invited session papers only, will be allowed up to
two additional pages for a charge of $100 per additional page.
Illustrations and references are included in the page count. Poster papers
will allow for researchers/practitioners to present novel/cutting edge
ideas with potential, however, not yet fully developed.
Invited Sessions: Proposals must be submitted/uploaded electronically. A
Summary Statement describing the motivation and relevance of the proposed
session, paper titles and author names must be uploaded electronically by
February 12, 2019. Authors must also submit full versions of invited papers
electronically, marked as 'Invited Session Paper'.
Workshops/Tutorials: Proposals for workshops/tutorials should contain
title, the list of speakers, and extended summaries (2000 words) of their
presentations. Proposals must be sent by e-mail to the Tutorial/ Workshop
Chair by February 12, 2019.
Review Process: All submitted papers will undergo a peer review process
following IEEE rules and standards. Authors will be notified of results at
the latest by April 15, 2019. Accepted papers must be uploaded
electronically no later than May 10, 2019. Authors are encouraged to
accompany their presentations with multimedia material, which will be
included in the Conference Digital Proceedings. Only Contributed or Invited
Session papers will be acquired by IEEE and they appear in IEEE Xplore.
Paper presentation: Contributed/Invited Session papers will be grouped in
Technical Sessions and will be allocated 20 minutes for oral presentation,
which includes questions from the audience. Poster papers will be grouped
based on subject. Presenters are encouraged to supplement the poster with
additional slides, video or software demonstrations, etc. All poster paper
presentations will be scheduled in one day.
Welcome and look forward to receiving your contributions and attendance to
the ICUAS'19! For information about the ICUAS Association, Inc., see
www.icuas.com.

ICUAS ASSOCIATION LIAISON
Kimon P. Valavanis, U of Denver, kimon.valavanis at du.edu

GENERAL CHAIRS
Didier Theilliol, U of Lorraine, Didier.theilliol at univ-lorraine.fr
YangQuan Chen, UC Merced, yangquan.chen at ucmerced.edu

PROGRAM CHAIRS
James Morrison, KAIST, Korea, james.morrison at kaist.edu
Antonios Tsourdos, Cranfield Univ., a.tsourdos at cranfield.ac.uk

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6.6. International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
Contributed by: Zee Yeon Lee, conference at icros.org

2019 19th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems
(ICCAS 2019) October 15~18, 2019 ICC Jeju, Korea
http://2019.iccas.org
Call for Papers: http://icros.org/data/download/ICCAS2019/ICCAS2019_CFP.pdf

The aim of the ICCAS is to bring together researchers and engineers
worldwide to present their latest works, and disseminate the
state-of-the-art technologies related to control, automation, robotics, and
systems.

IMPORTANT DATES
- May 31, 2019 : Submission of Regular Papers (3~6 pages)
- June 30, 2019 : Submission of Organized Session/Mini-symposium Proposal
with Papers and Research Poster Papers (1~2 pages)
- July 31, 2019 : Notification of Acceptance
- August 31, 2019 : Submission of Final Camera-ready Papers

PAPER SUBMISSION:
The conference invites three types of submission: "Regular Paper",
"Research Poster Paper", and "Organized (Invited) Session/Mini-symposium
Paper".

Indexed in: IEEE Xplore, EI compendex, and SCOPUS

PLENARY SPEAKERS- Frank Doyle (Harvard Univ., USA)
- Jun-Ichi Imura (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
- Eduardo F. Camacho (Univ. of Seville, Spain)
- Tianyou Chai (Northeastern Univ., China)
- Dawn Tilbury (Univ. of Michigan, USA)

ICCAS 2019 will be held on October 15~18, 2019 at ICC Jeju in Jeju, Korea.
Jeju is a very beautiful and relaxing island, and selected as the World
Natural Heritage. The aim of ICCAS 2019 is to bring together professors,
researchers, engineers and students worldwide to present their recent works
and discuss the state-of-the-art technologies related to control,
automation, robotics and systems.

General Chair: Chung Choo Chung (Hanyang Univ., Korea)
General Co-Chair: Jay H. Lee (KAIST, Korea)
Program Chair: Dong Eui Chang (KAIST, Korea)
Organized by Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems (ICROS)

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6.7. International Conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant Systems
Contributed by: Christophe Aubrun, christophe.aubrun at univ-lorraine.fr

The 4th International Conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant Systems,
SysTol’19 will be held from September 18-20, 2019 in Casablanca, Morocco.

Important dates
- Submission of draft papers: March 25th, 2019
- Notification of acceptance: June 10th, 2019
- Final version due: July 15th, 2019

Please visit our website http://www.systol.org/systol19/ for more
information.

Systol’19 is an IEEE co-sponsored international congress providing an open
forum to academics, engineers and practitioners active in the fields of
fault diagnosis, fault tolerant control and their application in process
monitoring and maintenance. The conference main aims are:
- to show case current research results and recent developments of
intelligent techniques;
- to present practical applications and emphasize open problems;
- to provide a forum for industry to signal its needs and priorities.
The three previous editions of the International Conference on Control and
Fault-Tolerant Systems (Systol’10, Systol’13 and SysTol’16) were a success
and demonstrated the demand for establishing a permanent scientific forum
in the general area of system monitoring, fault diagnosis and
fault-tolerant control. The fourth conference on Control and Fault-Tolerant
Systems (SysTol’19), through its technical program, will provide a unique
opportunity for the academic and industrial community to formulate new
challenges, share solutions and discuss future research directions.

Honorary Chair
Józef KORBICZ: University of Zielona Góra, Poland

General Chairs
- Kamal DAISSAOUI: Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur, Morocco
- Dominique SAUTER: Université de Lorraine, France

Program Chairs
- Alessandro CASAVOLA: Università della Calabria, Italy
- Didier MAQUIN: Université de Lorraine, France

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6.8. International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and
Robotics
Contributed by: Pawel Dworak, pawel.dworak at zut.edu.pl

24th International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and
Robotics
26-29 August 2019
Amber Baltic Hotel, Międzyzdroje, Poland

It is our great pleasure to invite You to participate in the 24th
International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics,
MMAR 2019 to be held in Międzyzdroje, Poland, from August 26th to August
29th, 2019.

The Conference will be a good opportunity for highlighting the new results
and directions of Automatic Control theory, technology and applications. As
such, it mainly will concentrate on the following key points:
– emphasis on invited lectures including plenaries,
– industry participation promotion,
– attract young people to study and work in the field.
The participants of the 24th International MMAR Conference will have the
opportunity to take part in the wide spectrum of categories for technical
presentations, including plenary lectures, regular papers of both lecture
and poster session types, and panel discussion. We look forward to seeing
our old and new friends in Poland. You are kindly invited to participate in
the 24th International MMAR Conference in Międzyzdroje, Poland.

The proceedings of the conference will be submitted for review and approval
for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore® Digital Library and will be submitted for
inclusion in the Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science (ISI Web
of Science).

Key Dates
March 4, 2019 - Paper submission
May 20, 2019 - Notification of acceptance
June 24, 2019 - Registration
June 24, 2019 - Camera-ready paper submission

For more information see http://www.mmar.edu.pl

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6.9. Crowds: Models and Control
Contributed by: Rossi Francesco, francesco.rossi at math.unipd.it

Call for presentations and posters

===Crowds: models and control===
CIRM Marseille, 3-7 June, 2019
https://crowds2019.sciencesconf.org/

===Conference aims===
Modeling crowds composed of a large number of interacting agents has been
an extremely challenging problem for the mathematical community. This led
to the development of several key mathematical theories, catching different
aspects of crowds, ranging from mean-field limits for interacting
particles, to hyperbolic systems for road traffic models, to dynamics on
graphs and networks, to stochastic models, and to adapted numerical methods.
The conference aims to gather together different communities working on two
connected problems for crowds.

On one side, modeling crowds keeps being a stimulating issue, in particular
for understanding the phenomenon of self-organization: how can a set of
simple one-to-one interactions between agents produce macroscopic patterns,
such as lines, swarms and flocks? Several mathematical communities have
proposed different tools for modeling crowds, such as microscopic and
macroscopic models, stochastic approaches, mean-field games or conservation
laws.
On the other side, the control of crowds is of paramount interest: how can
an external control enforce a desired behavior to the crowd? In particular,
how to drive a crowd towards an efficient macroscopic pattern, such as
lines for egress problems? The control community has proposed a large
spectrum of methods, such as control on graphs, numerical methods for
optimization of conservation laws, control of the continuity equation.

The two aspects of proper modeling and efficient control are then
intimately connected. For this reason, the conference aims to strengthen
connections between researchers in modeling and control of crowds.

===Invited speakers===
Yves Achdou (Université Paris-Diderot)
Stefania Bandini (University of Milan-Bicocca)
Alethea Barbaro (Case Western Reserve University)
Martino Bardi (University of Padova)
Andrea Bertozzi (University of California Los Angeles)
Pierre Cardaliaguet (Université Paris-Dauphine)
José Antonio Carrillo de la Plata (Imperial College London)
Winnie Daamen (TU Delft)
Pierre Degond (Imperial College London)
Marco Di Francesco (University of L'Aquila)
Magnus Egerstedt (Georgia Institute of Technology) (to be confirmed)
Massimo Fornasier (Technical University of Munich)
Simone Göttlich (University of Mannheim)
Michael Herty (RWTH Aachen University)
Roland Malhamé (Polytechnique Montréal)
Bertrand Maury (Université Paris-Sud)
Sean Meyn (University of Florida)
Angelia Nedich (Arizona State University)
Filippo Santambrogio (Université Paris-Sud)
Andreas Schadschneider (University of Cologne)
Armin Seyfried (Forschungszentrum Jülich)
Daniela Tonon (Université Paris Dauphine)
Claudia Totzeck (TU Kaiserslautern)

===Call for presentations and posters===
We welcome presentations by researchers in the topics of the conference.
This conference aims to gather scientists working on crowds both from the
modeling point of view and from the control point of view. Contributions
from both communities are then very welcome.
If you are interested in delivering a talk, please submit an abstract
(200-400 words).
We warmly encourage Ph.D. students and early-stage researchers to apply for
this opportunity.
A limited amount of free housings at the CIRM are available for speakers.
See guidelines below.

We also organize a poster session on topics of the conference.
Please submit an abstract (200-400 words) on the website of the conference.
Again, we warmly encourage Ph.D. students and early-stage researchers to
apply for this opportunity.

===Registration and housing fees===
Registration is free but mandatory.
For housing at CIRM Marseille, see: https://www.cirm-math.com/prices.html

===Scientific Committee===
Peter E. Caines (McGill University)
Paola Goatin (INRIA Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée)
Serge Hoogendoorn (TU Delft)
Naomi Leonard (Princeton University)
Emmanuel Trélat (Sorbonne Université)

===Organizing Committee===
Alessandro Giua (University of Cagliari)
Morgan Morancey (Aix-Marseille Université)
Benedetto Piccoli (Rutgers University-Camden)
Francesco Rossi (University of Padova)
Marie-Thérèse Wolfram (University of Warwick)

===Poster===
Download the conference poster here:
https://crowds2019.sciencesconf.org/data/pages/crowds_poster.jpg

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6.10. Southwest Robotics Symposium
Contributed by: Theodore Pavlic, tpavlic at asu.edu

2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium (free symposium; registration required)

Abstracts due: December 10, 2018
Symposium: January 24 and 25, 2019

You are invited to attend the 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium (
https://swrobotics.engineering.asu.edu/) hosted by Arizona State University
on January 24th and 25th, 2019, on the ASU Tempe campus, in Tempe, AZ. This
2-day event will include 5 sessions, posters, lab tours, and industry
demos. Each session is focused on high-impact topics related to robotics
and automation and will host talks from renowned researchers to discuss the
state-of-the-art and future directions. The topics include:

* Multi-robot Systems
* Bio-inspired Robotics
* Robot Learning and AI
* Autonomous Robotic Vehicles and Planning
* Human–Robot Interaction

The free event will also include a wide range of distinguished speakers in
robotics, including a plenary by Professor and NAE Member Oussama Khatib.
For more information about the event, the agenda, and the current list of
speakers, please visit:

https://swrobotics.engineering.asu.edu/

The event is open to researchers in the fields of robotics, automation,
control and related fields, students in the fields of engineering, medicine
and nursing, industry and technology investors, and the general public. The
event is free; however, registration is required for admittance to the
symposium. Please register at:
https://swrobotics.engineering.asu.edu/2019-registration/

If you are interested in presenting a poster at the event, please see
submission details at:

https://form.jotform.com/82608206947160

Poster abstract submissions are due by December 10th, 2018. Selected
posters will be given 3 minutes each for oral (pitch) presentation during
the event.

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#SWRS2019 QUICK REFERENCE:

*) Symposium (January 24 and 25, 2019):
https://swrobotics.engineering.asu.edu/
*) Speakers: https://swrobotics.engineering.asu.edu/2019-speakers/
*) Abstract submission (due December 10, 2018):
https://form.jotform.com/82608206947160
*) Registration (required):
https://swrobotics.engineering.asu.edu/2019-registration/
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To learn more about Robotics at ASU: https://robotics.asu.edu/

Best regards,
Chairs of the 2019 Southwest Robotics Symposium Organizing Committee
(via Ted Pavlic, tpavlic at asu.edu, publicity chair)

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6.11. Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
Contributed by: Daniel Zelazo, dzelazo at technion.ac.il

27th Mediterranean Conference on Control & Automation
July 1 - 4, 2019 Akko, Israel
https://med19.net.technion.ac.il

**Call for papers**
(https://med19.net.technion.ac.il/files/2018/05/CFP-MED19.pdf)

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The 27th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED 2019) will
be held on the 1-4 of July 2019 in Akko, Israel. Akko is situated on the
Phoenician northern part of the Mediterranean coast of Israel, with an
exceptional history and rich cultural heritage, spanning over 4,000 years.
It has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. MED 2019 will
include tutorials and workshops, a technical program of presentations,
keynote lectures and social events. It offers a great opportunity for
academics, researchers and industrial players working in control and
automation to network together, present research progress and address new
challenges. The conference will include a wide range of topics on systems,
automation, robotics and control including theory, related hardware,
software and communication technologies, as well as applications.

All submissions are processed electronically via the PaperCept paper
management system. All papers will be peer reviewed. Accepted and presented
papers will be published in the digital conference proceedings and made
available on IEEE Xplore.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Amnon Shashua, co-founder, President, and CEO of Mobileye
Martina Maggio, Lund University
Florian Dörfler, ETH

IMPORTANT DATES
22 January 2019: Contributed papers, invited sessions, and tutorial
proposals are due.
18 April 2019: Notification of acceptance/rejection.
15 May 2019: Final submissions due.

Please visit the conference website (https://med19.net.technion.ac.il) for
up-to-date details on all conference activities and submission instructions.

We look forward to your submissions and participation!

Best,
Daniel Zelazo
Publicity Chair

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6.12. International Symposium on Autonomous Systems
Contributed by: Youmin Zhang, Youmin.Zhang at concordia.ca

Call-for-Papers: The 3rd International Symposium on Autonomous Systems
(ISAS 2019,) May 29-31, 2019, Shanghai, China (www.isas.cqu.edu.cn)

On behalf of the ISAS 2019 Organizing Committee, this is to invite you to
submit your contributions to the The 3rd International Symposium on
Autonomous Systems (ISAS 2019), May 29-31, 2019, Shanghai, China (
www.isas.cqu.edu.cn).

The 3rd International Symposium on Autonomous Systems, ISAS 2019, will be
held in Shanghai, China, during May 29-31, 2019. The conference is
organized by Chongqing University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China,
Star Institute for Intelligent Systems, China, University of Texas at
Arlington, USA, and technically co-sponsored by IEEE Computational
Intelligence Society, Technical Committee on Reliable Control Systems,
Chinese Association of Automation, State Key Laboratory of Synthetical
Automation for Process Industries, Northeastern University, China, and Key
Laboratory of System Control and Information Processing, Ministry of
Education of China.

ISAS focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of
artificial intelligence, control, automation, robotics and autonomous
systems. In addition to the technical sessions, there will be invited
sessions, panel sessions and keynote addresses.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
. Artificial intelligence (AI): Artificial intelligence and philosophy,
Automated reasoning and inference, Case-based reasoning, Cognitive aspects
of AI, Commonsense reasoning, Constraint processing, Heuristic search,
High-level computer vision, Intelligent interfaces, Intelligent robotics,
Knowledge representation, Machine learning, Multi-agent systems, Natural
language processing, Planning and theories of action, Reasoning under
uncertainty or imprecision
. Autonomous Systems: Unmanned system command and control, Cooperative
control of unmanned systems, Unmanned system modeling and simulation,
Unmanned system dynamics, New concept unmanned systems, Robotic systems,
Unmanned aerial vehicles
. Networked Control Systems: Coordinated control and estimation over
networks, Control and computation over sensor networks, Control under
communication constraints, Control and performance analysis issues,
Synchronization of activities across a controlled network, Stability
analysis of controlled networks, Analysis of networks as hybrid dynamical
systems
. Intelligent Control: Adaptive control, Co-operative control, Intelligent
systems, Discrete event systems, Multi-agent systems, Neural networks,
Fuzzy systems, Control of biological systems
. Automation: Man-machine interactions, Process automation, Intelligent
automation, Factory modeling and simulation, Home, laboratory and service
automation, Network-based systems, Planning, scheduling and coordination,
Nano-scale automation and assembly, Instrumentation systems, Biomedical
instrumentation and applications, Building energy efficiency
. Robotics: Modeling and identification, Robot control, Mobile robotics,
Mobile sensor networks, Perception systems, Micro robots and
micro-manipulation, Visual servoing, Search, rescue and field robotics,
Robot sensing and data fusion, Localization, navigation and mapping,
Dexterous manipulation, Medical robots and bio-robotics, Human centered
systems, Space and underwater robots, Tele-robotics, Mechanism design and
applications.
. Emerging Technologies: Internet of things, Cyber-physical systems, Smart
buildings, Smart grid, Energy management systems, Big data, Electric
vehicles and intelligent transportation.

Keynote Speeches
Professor Jie Chen, Tongji University
Professor Jie Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Marios Polycarpou, University of Cyprus
Professor Jose Principe, University of Florida

Important Dates (Please check the latest information at www.isas.cqu.edu.cn)
January 10, 2019: Deadline for Invited Session Proposals
January 10, 2019: Deadline for Full Paper Submission
February 28, 2019: Notification of Acceptance/Rejection
March 15, 2019: Deadline for Camera Ready Manuscript Submission
March 15, 2019: Deadline for Advance Registration

Welcome and look forward to receiving your contributions and attendance to
the ISAS 2019!

STEERING COMMITTEE:
Frank L. Lewis, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
Hailong Pei, South China University of Technology, China
Yongduan Song, Chongqing University, China
Ning Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Kimon P. Valavanis, Denver University, USA
Youmin Zhang, Concordia University, Canada
Tianyou Chai, Northeastern University, China

HONORARY CHAIR:
Frank Lewis, U of Texas at Arlington, lewis at uta.edu

GENERAL CHAIRS:
Yongduan Song, Chongqing University, ydsong at cqu.edu.cn
Xinping Guan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, xpguan at sjtu.edu.cn

PROGRAM CHAIRS:
Changyun Wen, Nanyang technological University, ecywen at ntu.edu.sg
Cailian Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, cailianchen at sjtu.edu.cn

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6.13. Quantum Science, Engineering and Technology Conference
Contributed by: Daoyi Dong, daoyidong at gmail.com

1ST Quantum Science, Engineering and Technology Conference

The Quantum Science, Engineering and Technology Conference (qSET) aims to
bring together leading experts and students in the fields of quantum
science, engineering and technology to present their best research and
share their knowledge, in the form of plenary talks, keynote talks, invited
talks, posters and pre-conference workshops.

The conference covers a broad range of topics within quantum science and
technology, including quantum computation quantum computation, quantum
communication, quantum control, quantum engineering, quantum sensing,
quantum simulation and quantum navigation.

The first conference will take place in Canberra, Australia, 8-11 April
2019. Attendees are strongly encouraged to complete their registration at
their earliest convenience. Participants are welcome to submit poster
abstracts for reviewing and are also welcome to organize half-day or
one-day pre-conference workshops (on 8 April 2019).

This site will be regularly updated. For all enquiries please contact local
qSET 2019 organizers.

Email: qset2019 at gmail.com

Organising Committee
A/Prof Daoyi Dong (General Chair), UNSW Canberra, Email: d.dong at unsw.edu.au
Prof Ian Petersen (General Co-Chair), Australian National University,
Email: ian.petersen at anu.edu.au
Prof John Close (General Co-Chair), Australian National University, Email:
John.Close at anu.edu.au
Dr Hidehiro Yonezawa (Local Organising Committee Chair), ARC Centre of
Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology, UNSW
Canberra, Email: h.yonezawa at unsw.edu.au

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6.14. IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control
Contributed by: Jhon Isaza, jhonisaza at itm.edu.co

Scope: The 4th IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control (CCAC) will
be held on October 15-18, 2019 in Medellin-Colombia. This is the fourth in
a series that have been successfully established in the Colombian and Latin
American region. The objective of the conference is to gather academics and
industrial researchers and practitioners to discuss the state of the art,
research, and developments in technological advances and applications of
control engineering to encourage technology development in Colombia and the
Latin American region. The conference includes all aspects around control
engineering, from analysis and design to simulation and hardware. Major
topics for the event include, but are not limited to, the following:

Applied control for industrial and non-industrial areas, applied control
for robots, hybrid systems, intelligent control, mechatronics, mobile
robots, modeling of dynamic systems, multi-robot systems, control of power
systems, process control and automation, process optimization, sensing and
sensor fusion, system identification, systems and signals, control of
biological systems and biochemical processes.

Important Dates:
- Paper submission deadline: (March 17 2019) April 1 2019
- Paper decision notification: June 03 2019
- Camera-ready final manuscripts: July 15 2019

Paper submission: The program committee invites you to submit 4 to 6 pages
long papers in English through www.ieeeccac2019.com.

Submitted papers to CCAC must be original, not previously published or
accepted for publication elsewhere and must not be submitted to any other
event or publisher during the entire review process. IEEE policy regarding
plagiarism and duplicate submission/publication will be strictly enforced.
Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE CCAC 2019
Conference Proceedings and submitted to IEEE Xplore®. Only English versions
will be published in IEEE Xplore®.

Venue: The 4th IEEE CCAC 2019 will be held in Medellin from the 15th to
18th of October 2019. Medellin, the 2nd largest city in Colombia, is a
vibrant city that offers a wide variety of tourist, gastronomic and
cultural attractions.

Contact: Additional details and Conference updates are available at:
www.ieeeccac2019.com
Inquiries about the conference may be addressed to: contact at ieeeccac2019.com

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6.15. International Conference on Differential Equations and Control
Problems: Modeling, Analysis and Computations
Contributed by: Tushar Jain, tushar at iitmandi.ac.in

International Conference on Differential Equations and Control Problems:
Modeling, Analysis and Computations (ICDECP19)

http://iitmandi.ac.in/icdecp19/

Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India 17-19 June,
2019

The technological advances require a deep understanding of physical
processes in engineering and science. A variety of such physical processes
can be modelled as differential equations or control problems, and
understood by the analysis and computations of their solution. The
International Conference on Differential Equations and Control Problems –
Modelling, Analysis and Computations (ICDECP19) which will be held at
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (www.iitmandi.ac.in), H.P. India
during June 17-19, 2019 is an interdisciplinary combined event and this
event will provide a common forum where young applied mathematicians and
engineers can learn mathematics for Differential Equations and Control
Problems, and further they can exchange research ideas involving
theoretical and applied developments in differential equations, control
problems and computation. The objective of the conference is to bring
together scientists, engineers and mathematicians working in theory,
modeling and computation of differential equations, control problems and
its applications. It aims, in particular, at fostering cooperation among
practitioners and theoreticians in this field. Some of the focus areas
included, but are not limited to:

-A Qualitative Study of Abstract Differential Equations
-Analytical and numerical methods for ODEs and PDEs
-Scientific Computing
-Optimal Control and Controllability of Differential Equations
-Fuzzy and Stochastic Differential Equations
-Dynamical Systems and other Related Areas
-Computational Fluid Dynamics
-Nonlinear Analysis
-Applications of Differential Equations in Engineering
-Modeling and Analysis of Biological Systems
-Model-based Predictive Control and Its Applications
-Differential Algebraic Systems
-Special Functions
-Fractional Calculus
-Inverse Problems

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6.16. International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems
Contributed by: Jana Tumova, tumova at kth.se

ICCPS 2019 Call for WiP Abstracts, Demos, and Posters

ICCPS 2019 seeks high-quality technical abstracts, demos, and posters
describing work-in-progress in the area of cyber-physical systems (CPS),
including preliminary work on theory, platform design and implementation,
verification and validation, empirical case studies, and other work that
has potential to advance the state of the art in CPS. Authors of each
accepted abstract will give a brief presentation at the WiP session, and
may also give a demo and/or have a poster afterward.

Focus Areas:
ICCPS 2019 work-in-progress abstracts, demos, and posters should focus on
the same areas of the main conference. Please refer to ICCPS 2019 CFP link (
http://iccps.acm.org/2019/ICCPS19-CFP.pdf) for details. Both theory and
applications related works are encouraged.

Abstract Submissions:
All submitted abstracts must be in English and must be in a single PDF file
following the same guidelines as ICCPS 2019 (
http://iccps.acm.org/2019/?q=Submissions). Abstract manuscripts should have
a main body with no more than 2 pages (including references). They will be
evaluated based on the technical merit and innovation as well as their
potential to stimulate interesting discussions and exchanges of ideas at
the conference. Both academic and industrial submissions are encouraged.
All accepted abstracts will be published the ICCPS 2019 proceedings.
Submissions must be attached to an email sent by 23:59pm GMT-12 on Thursday
– Jan 24, 2019 (FIRM) to the ICCPS 2019 Demo and WiP Chair James Weimer (
weimerj at seas.upenn.edu) with the exact subject line: ICCPS 2019 WiP
submission.

Posters and Demos:
In addition to giving a brief presentation of the work, each accepted
abstract will have the option of giving a demo or having a poster (or
neither or both). The poster and demo session will provide a forum for
researchers to showcase ongoing work and obtain feedback from the CPS
community, in addition to the discussions at the WiP presentation session.
Authors wishing to give demos should clearly describe in their abstract
what will be demonstrated and how the contributions will be illustrated
interactively. If a demonstration requires wireless connectivity or other
special arrangements (in addition to a table and power which will be
provided to all demos), please describe them clearly in the abstract as
well. Authors wish to have a poster should also mention that in the
abstract, along with a brief summary of what the poster will show.

Important Dates:
Submission deadline – Jan 24, 2019 at 23:59 GMT-12
Acceptance notification – Feb 7, 2019
Final version submission – Feb 14, 2019

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6.17. International Conference on Process Control
Contributed by: Michal Kvasnica, michal.kvasnica at stuba.sk

The 22nd International Conference on Process Control, technically sponsored
by IEEE CSS Process Control TC and by a National member organisation of
IFAC, will take place between June 11 and 14, 2019 at Strbske Pleso, High
Tatras, Slovakia. Accepted papers will be submitted to the IEEE-Xplore
digital library.

Situated on the border between Slovakia and Poland, High Tatras is one of
the most impressive national parks in the Slovakia. It is a home to a wide
variety of wildlife. Many kilometres of well marked pathways can be
explored ranging from easy to extremely difficult. Strbske pleso is a
renowned place for its summer and winter sport activities.

The objective of the conference is to bring together theoretical experts
and control systems specialists, to evaluate new possibilities of
techniques, design procedures and instruments in process control projects.
Papers for presentation may range from theoretically rigorous research
works to industrial applications.

The conference will feature plenary lectures delivered by prof. Sebastian
Engell (TU Dortmund) and by prof. Denis Dochain (KU Leuven). In addition, a
tutorial workshop on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control and its
applications will take place during the conference.

Impartant dates:
January 31, 2019: Deadline for submission of full papers
April 1, 2019: Notification of acceptance
May 2, 2019: Final paper submission
June 11-14, 2019: Conference

More information can be found on the conference website:

https://www.uiam.sk/pc19

The conference accepts two types of submissions -- full papers and
abstract-only contributions. For full papers, authors have the option to
select a preference for presentation format (talk or poster), although the
organizers will make a final decision based on an effective overall
programme design. Accepted full papers will be submitted to the IEEEXplore
website.

The registration fee is 380 EUR (280 EUR for PhD students, 10% reduction
for IEEE members) and includes participation at the conference and
exhibitions, conference proceedings, and banquet. Accommodation at the
conference hotel and full board during the duration of the conference can
be booked at a reduced rate of 70 EUR/night.

We are looking forward to meeting you at the conference next year!

Michal Kvasnica, NOC Chairman

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6.18. CDC Workshop on “Traffic Flow Control via PDE Techniques”
Contributed by: Nikolaos Bekiaris-Liberis, nikos.bekiaris at dssl.tuc.gr

CDC 2018 Workshop on “Traffic Flow Control via PDE Techniques”

The workshop will cover the subjects of (vehicular) traffic flow control
and estimation as well as traffic flow dynamics modelling for control and
estimation, with particular emphasis on PDE-based techniques. Both
methodological and practical aspects will be addressed.

Speakers:

Miroslav Krstic, University of California, San Diego, USA.
Christophe Prieur, CNRS, France.
Iasson Karafyllis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Christian Claudel, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Maria Laura Delle Monache, Inria, France.
Benedetto Piccoli, Rutgers University, USA.
Paola Goatin, Inria, France.
Gabor Orosz, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Nikolaos Bekiaris-Liberis, Technical University of Crete, Greece.

Organizers:

Nikolaos Bekiaris-Liberis, Technical University of Crete, Greece.
Maria Laura Delle Monache, INRIA Grenoble-Rhone Alpes, France.
Delphine Bresch-Pietri, MINES ParisTech, France.
Rafael Vazquez, University of Seville, Spain.

Registration is available at a rate of 170 USD (85 USD for students) via
https://cdc2018.ieeecss.org/registration.php

For more details follow the link
http://users.isc.tuc.gr/~nlimperis/Workshop_CDC_2018.html

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6.19. CDC Workshop on “Learning for Control”
Contributed by: Konstantinos Gatsis, kgatsis at seas.upenn.edu

Workshop on Learning for Control, 57th IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, Miami Beach, Florida, December 16, 2018

Over the past two decades, advances in computing and communications have
resulted in the creation, transmission and storage of data from all sectors
of society. Over the next decade, the biggest generator of data is expected
to be Internet-of-Things devices which sense and control the physical
world. This explosion of data that is emerging from the physical world
requires a rapprochement of areas such as machine learning, control theory,
and optimization. The availability and scale of data, both temporal and
spatial, brings a wonderful opportunity for our community to both advance
the theory of control systems in a more data-driven fashion, as well as
have a broader industrial and societal impact. The goals of our workshop
are:

- Present state-of-the-art results in the theory and application of
Learning for Control, including topics such as statistical learning for
control, reinforcement learning for control, online and safe learning for
control
- Bring together some of the leading researchers across the fields in order
to promote cross-fertilization of results, tools, and ideas, and stimulate
further progress in the area
- Attract new researchers in these exciting problems, creating a larger yet
focused community that thinks rigorously across the disciplines and asks
new questions

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Michael I. Jordan, University of California, Berkeley

INVITED SPEAKERS
Dimitri P. Bertsekas, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francesco Borrelli, University of California, Berkeley
Giuseppe Carlo Calafiore, Politecnico di Torino
Maryam Fazel, University of Washington
Mahyar Fazlyab, University of Pennsylvania
Frank L. Lewis, University of Texas at Arlington
Benjamin Recht, University of California, Berkeley
Angela Schoellig, University of Toronto
Claire J. Tomlin, University of California, Berkeley
Rene Vidal, Johns Hopkins University

ORGANIZERS
Konstantinos Gatsis, University of Pennsylvania
Pramod P. Khargonekar, University of California, Irvine
Manfred Morari, University of Pennsylvania
George J. Pappas, University of Pennsylvania

The workshop will take place on Sunday December 16, 2018 during the 57th
IEEE Conference on Decision and Control at the Fontainebleau in Miami
Beach, FL, USA. Please note that only people who have registered for the
conference can register for the workshop.

Registration link:
https://cdc2018.ieeecss.org/registration.php

Workshop website:
https://kgatsis.github.io/learning_for_control_workshop_CDC2018/

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7. Positions

7.1. PhD: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Contributed by: Afef Fekih, afef.fekih at louisiana.edu

The Advanced Controls Laboratory at the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, USA has available funding to support a PhD student in the
general area of advanced control design/Fault Tolerant Control with
application to dynamic systems. Special considerations will be given to
students who have a strong background in power systems such as wind
turbines and/or PVs. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong
background in control systems theory, and a very good knowledge of power
systems. Programming skills in MATLAB/Simulink are required. A genuine
interest and curiosity in the subject, excellent oral and written English
communication skills are needed.

Applicants shall have a Master’s degree or equivalent in systems and
controls, power systems, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering,
applied Math or a related discipline. The PhD student is expected to carry
out original research and complete coursework throughout the period of
appointment. Results will be communicated in the form of journal
publications, conference presentations, and the PhD dissertation.

The funding covers the cost of full tuition and stipends at a competitive
rate and will start in Fall 2019.

Interested individuals should send their detailed curriculum vitae, copies
of their recent transcripts, a copy of their best publication in English,
and if applicable GRE/test scores to Dr. Afef Fekih (
afef.fekih at louisiana.edu).

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7.2. PhD: Wayne State University, USA
Contributed by: Azad Ghaffari, aghaffari at wayne.edu

One funded Ph.D. position is available in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at Wayne State University starting August 2019. The position is
focused on developing control algorithms for safety-critical cyber-physical
systems, and supervisory control design over smart networks. The ideal
candidate will have a master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or
Computer Engineering (or other closely related fields) with a focus on
control systems and optimization. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree who
have a strong academic record will also be considered. Preferred
programming skills include MATLAB, Simulink, LabVIEW, Altium Designer (or
EAGLE), SolidWorks, and C/C++. A good understanding of embedded system
design and a keen interest to develop hardware-in-the-loop simulations and
familiarity with fast prototyping techniques are desirable. Please note
that along with research duties the candidate has to satisfy the
department’s course requirement to advance to Ph.D. candidacy. The course
requirement depends on the academic history of the candidates and their
type of degree. The research will be conducted in Dr. Ghaffari’s lab in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering. For more information about Dr.
Ghaffari’s research, please refer to his Google Scholar page at
https://goo.gl/X4rjNq.

Interested candidates, please send a copy of your recent CV to
aghaffari at wayne.edu. In the body of your email, briefly highlight your
skill set relevant to the announced position and future research and
education plans. Review of applications will begin immediately.

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7.3. PhD: University of Edinburgh, UK
Contributed by: Diego Oyarzun, d.oyarzun at ed.ac.uk

We are advertising several PhD studentships in the group of Dr Diego
Oyarzún at the University of Edinburgh. We have various topics at the
interface of control theory, systems & synthetic biology. Interested
applicants should contact d.oyarzun at ed.ac.uk attaching a CV, or apply
directly through one of the following links:

1) https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=101066
2) https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=101068
3) https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=101067

More information at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/d.oyarzun

Application deadline is 13 December 2018.

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7.4. PhD: L2S of CentraleSupélec, France
Contributed by: Sorin Olaru, sorin.olaru at centralesupelec.fr

One PhD Position in “(Embedded) identification methods for predictive
maintenance and anomaly detection on high speed machines with magnetic
bearings”

KEYWORDS : detection and identification, predictive maintenance, Active
Magnetic Bearings
SHORT DESCRIPTION: The thesis goal is to provide predictive maintenance
methodological solutions in the context of AMB (Active Magnetic Bearings)
control of rotor dynamics. The project is carried out in an industrial and
economic framework leaded by S2M (SKF Magnetic Mechatronics) and end-users
of high-speed magnetic bearing machines (with an immediate objective of
anticipating breakdown and / or material degradation). The academic
supervision of the research project is done within L2S (Laboratory of
Signals and Systems) of CentraleSupélec in Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

APPLICATION: Please send your application including a motivation letter, a
curriculum vitae, a list of courses with grades, and contact information
for two academic references to Prof. Sorin Olaru
(sorin.olaru at centraleSsupelec.fr). He can also be contacted for more
information about this vacancy (see also
https://www.adum.fr/as/ed/voirproposition.pl?matricule_prop=22255 ). The
deadline for ensuring full consideration of an application is December 31,
2018, but the position will remain open until filled.

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7.5. PhD: EPFL, Switzerland
Contributed by: Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate, giancarlo.ferraritrecate at epfl.ch

A PhD position is available at the Automatic Control Laboratory of EPFL
(Switzerland) in the broad area of data-based control and learning.
Students with a solid methodological background and passionate of research
on theory and algorithms are encouraged to apply. The student will work in
a collaborative environment and will learn how to exploit pervasive sensing
technologies (such as the Internet of Things) for the design of innovative
modeling and control approaches for cyberphysical systems.

Qualifications:
- a Master degree from a recognized University
- a strong background in Systems and Control and/or Machine Learning
- creativity and motivation
- excellent English language skills

Application procedure: prospective PhD students must apply to a doctoral
program before starting their PhD at EPFL, see
http://phd.epfl.ch/prospective.
For the doctoral program on Electrical Engineering (EDEE), application
deadlines are December 15th, April 30th, and September 15th.
For the doctoral program on Robotics, Control, and Intelligent Systems
(EDRS), application deadlines are January 15th, April 30th, and September
15th.
Fill in the form provided by the doctoral program and indicate your
intention to apply to Prof. Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate. Then, email the
completed application package to Prof. Ferrari Trecate indicating your
interest in the project.

Starting date: any time from January 2019. The call will remain open until
an ideal candidate will be found.

EPFL is a top technical university, ranked 12th in the world (2018). The
successful candidate can expect a gross salary starting at 51100 CHF,
together with other benefits, depending on civil status.

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7.6. PhD: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Contributed by: Giulia Giordano, g.giordano at tudelft.nl

PhD position: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Topic: Complex Dynamical Networks
Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC), Delft University of
Technology, The Netherlands.

We are looking for a talented, motivated and outstanding Ph.D. candidate
with enthusiasm for interdisciplinary research challenges at the interface
of System Theory, Automatic Control, Optimisation, Systems Biology.
The following qualifications are needed:
- M.Sc. degree (or close to completion) in Systems and Control, Applied
Mathematics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Theoretical background and strong mathematical skills, along with ability
and interest to work at the intersection of several research domains.
- Good programming skills (e.g., in Matlab).
- Very good command of the English language and communication skills
(knowledge of Dutch is not required).

-- Description:
The position is supported by the Delft Technology Fellowship.
The candidate will conduct fundamental theoretical and algorithmic research
on complex dynamical networks, with applications either to multi-agent
systems in engineering or to systems biology.
Expertise in networked dynamical systems, decentralised/distributed control
or systems biology is highly appreciated.
Creative thinking and curiosity are encouraged.

-- Conditions of employment:
The appointment will be for 4 years. The PhD student will participate in
the training and research activities of the TU Delft Graduate School and of
the Dutch Institute of Systems and Control (DISC). As an employee of TU
Delft, the PhD student will receive a competitive salary and benefits in
accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities
(CAO). The TU Delft offers a customisable compensation package, a discount
for health insurance and sport memberships. An International Children’s
Centre offers childcare and an international primary school. Assistance
with accommodation can be arranged.

-- How to apply:
Applications or inquires shall be emailed to Dr. Giulia Giordano (
g.giordano at tudelft.nl).
IMPORTANT: When applying, please include in the subject of your email the
text: "DTF PhD application".

An application dossier consists of the following documents:
- detailed curriculum vitae and list of publications;
- a brief statement of motivation and research interests (up to 1 page);
- academic transcripts of all the exams taken and all the obtained degrees
(in English);
- names and contact information of up to three references (e.g.,
project/thesis supervisors);
- up to three research-oriented documents (e.g., thesis, conference/journal
publications).

The starting date is flexible, but ideally would be January-February 2019.
The call for applications will remain open until the ideal candidate is
found. However, for full consideration please apply within January 6, 2019.

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7.7. PhD: Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Contributed by: Yi Guo, yguo1 at stevens.edu

Ph.D. Student Positions
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology

We are looking for new Ph.D. students to join the Robotics and Automation
Laboratory in Fall 2019. Research projects are in the fields of robotics
and machine learning, and students need to develop learning, planning and
control algorithms and to validate them on systems of autonomous mobile
robots and/or wearable sensors.

If you're interested, please email your CV to yguo1 at stevens.edu, together
with a one-page statement that provide details about your knowledge and
research experience in robotics, controls, and/or machine learning.
Information about the research work conducted in the lab can be found at
the web link: "http://personal.stevens.edu/~yguo1". Serious applicants
should submit their graduate admission packages through Stevens Graduate
Admissions web site. After the admission is approved, we will consider
offering RA positions. Official applications received by Jan. 15, 2019 will
be given full consideration of RAs.

Stevens Institute of Technology is located in Hoboken, NJ, on a bluff
overlooking the Hudson River and New York City.

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7.8. PhD/PostDoc: Tel Aviv University, Israel
Contributed by: Michael Margaliot, michaelm at eng.tau.ac.il

PhD/PostDoc: Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems, Tel Aviv
University, Israel

Applications are invited for a PhD and/or a post-doctoral research fellow
position in the areas of systems and control and systems biology at the
Department of Electrical Engineering-Systems, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

The successful candidate must have an established track record of academic
excellence.
CV (including a list of publications) should be addressed to Prof. Michael
Margaliot (Email: michaelm at eng.tau.ac.il)

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7.9. PhD/PostDoc: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Contributed by: Ivan Markovsky, ivan.markovsky at vub.be

PhD and postdoc positions on low-rank approximation

The department ELEC of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, offers
several funded PhD and postdoc positions in low-rank matrix/tensor
approximation, focused on numerical methods and applications in signal
processing and system identification.

We are looking for candidates with strong background in numerical linear
algebra and optimization. Experience in system theory, system
identification, and tensor techniques is an advantage but is not required.
Candidates should have excellent English language skills and working
knowledge in numerical computing and software development.

The open positions fit into the following funded research projects:

◾Structured low-rank approximation: Theory, algorithms, and applications (
http://slra.github.io/),
◾Decoupling multivariate polynomials in nonlinear system identification (
http://imarkovs.github.io/decouple),
◾Block-oriented nonlinear identification using Volterra series (
http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~imarkovs/volterra/), and
◾Structured low-rank matrix/tensor approximation: Numerical
optimization-based, algorithms and applications (
https://www.esat.kuleuven.be/stadius/selma/).

These projects cover a wide range of applications and theoretical research
topics. The specific topics for the PhD/postdoc positions will be adapted
to fit the interests of the candidates.

In order to apply, e-mail your CV and motivation letter to Mariya Ishteva (
mishteva at vub.ac.be). The preferred starting date is as soon as possible.

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7.10. PhD/PostDoc: City University of New York, USA
Contributed by: Hao Su, hao.su at ccny.cuny.edu

Postdoc and PhD Positions in Wearable and Humanoid Robots at City
University of New York in NYC

The Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab (
http://haosu-robotics.github.io) at the City University of New York (CUNY),
City College is seeking one post-doc fellow (available now) and PhD
students with design and control expertise in the areas of wearable robots,
legged robots, and humanoid robots. The lab won Toyota Mobility Challenge
Discovery Award, TechSAge Design Competition finalist, and $50K Zahn
entrepreneurship competition. The selected candidate will join a
multidisciplinary research team to study high performance electric motors,
design soft wearable robots, legged robots, and humanoid robots in
collaboration with professors, physical therapists and surgeons at Cornell
University, New York University, and several top medical schools in the
United States. This is a great opportunity to pioneer research in a new
generation of wearable, legged, and humanoid robot platforms alongside
several PIs who have expertise in mechatronics, computer vision, and
machine learning.

Postdoc Qualification:
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science,
Robotics, or related areas
- Strong hands-on experience in Mechatronics

Focused area #1: Mechanical design and actuator modeling of wearable
robots, soft robots, humanoid, or legged robots. Experience in actuator
design, cable transmission, legged robots, hydraulics or pneumatics is a
plus.

Focused area #2: Force and position control of our wearable, legged, and
humanoid robots. Experience in force control, embedded systems, and haptics
is a plus.

PhD students can be admitted in 2019 Fall. PhD students will receive
tuition scholarship and stipend support. Students are required to have GRE
and TOEFL (or IELTS) before admission.

** About the lab and City University of New York **
The Biomechatronics lab was established in 2017 and is a 1500 sq ft
facility with the latest generation motion capture system, humanoid
platforms, state of the art physiology measurement devices, cameras, IMUs,
high performance motors, and more. The lab is a vibrant workplace; students
can work on a diverse set of projects, conduct hands-on experiments, and
publish high-quality papers.

The candidates can work with our Zahn Innovation Center, a startup
incubator that has helped create $6M in startup revenue and over 100
internships for students. They can also work with the New York Center for
Biomedical Engineering (NYCBE), a consortium of New York City medical
research institutions established in 1994 to serve as a focal center for
collaborative biomedical engineering research in the New York metropolitan
area. Partner institutions include Columbia University, Hospital for
Special Surgery, New York University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center. Located in Manhattan, CCNY is as diverse, dynamic, and visionary as
New York City itself.

** Application **
Applications (assembled as a single PDF file) should contain a CV, a list
of publications, and copies of up to four scientific papers. Applications
should be emailed to Prof. Hao Su (hao.su at ccny.cuny.edu).

Hao Su, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Lab of Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
City University of New York, City College
Steinman Hall, Room 225
275 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031
Web: haosu-robotics.github.io

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7.11. PostDoc: Technical University of Munich, Germany
Contributed by: Matthias Althoff, althoff at in.tum.de

PostDoc Position for Safety Verification in Autonomous Driving
Technical University of Munich, Germany

The Research Group Cyber-Physical Systems of Prof. Matthias Althoff at the
Technical University of Munich offers a postdoc position in collaboration
with the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, USA. The offered position has
a strong focus on safety verification of automated vehicles. Technical
University of Munich is one of the top research universities in Europe. The
university fosters a strong entrepreneurial spirit and international
culture that places it at the forefront of research in a diversity of
disciplines.

More information can be found at
https://portal.mytum.de/jobs/wissenschaftler/NewsArticle_20181024_092604

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7.12. PostDoc: Zhejiang University, China
Contributed by: Qinmin Yang, qinminyang at gmail.com

PostDoc: Zhejiang University, China

The Group of Networked Sensing and Control (NeSC) in College of Control
Science and Engineering at the Zhejiang University invites applications for
a motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher in the general area of
controls and intelligent systems.

The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in a relevant area of
engineering, and has research interests with demonstrated expertise in one
or more of the following areas: IoT, control system security, computational
intelligence, industrial big data, network science, and smart grid. He/she
is expected to join a project which is conducted in close collaboration
with a faculty in the Group of Networked Sensing and Control (NeSC). More
details about NeSC can be found in http://www.sensornet.cn/.

Zhejiang University (ZJU) is one of China’s top higher education
institutions, as well as one of its oldest; its roots can be traced back to
1897 and the founding of the Qiushi Academy. Located in Hangzhou – one of
China’s most picturesque cities – the University is organized across seven
faculties and 36 schools. It is home to 3,611 full-time faculty members,
including 41 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese
Academy of Engineering. Laying claim to several areas of research strength,
ZJU currently ranks among the top three on Chinese mainland and within the
top 100 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings and QS
World University Rankings. The CSE college was founded in 1956, and has
built a history of excellence in education and discovery. It is now one of
the most prestigious research and teaching institutions with over 1,000
students in the area of industrial process control in China.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and a detailed CV electronically to
sunyx at zju.edu.cn.

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7.13. PostDoc: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Contributed by: Thomas Gustafsson, thomas.gustafsson at ltu.se

The Control engineering group at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden
is looking for two Postdocs contributing to our growing activities.
Application areas include, but are not limited to Autonomous mobile robots,
Biomechanical control systems, Plant-wide optimization of sustainable
process industries, Integrated process control, Robust and optimal control.

To be eligible for the position a doctoral degree in automatic control or
equivalent is required. The following criteria are meritorious: Prior work
in the area of optimal control, such as model predictive control.
Experience from control of industrial processes and/or autonomous mobile
robots. Documented experience of composing grant application and of
successfully acquiring funding from EU research funding programs or
national research funding bodies.

For further information please contact Professor Thomas Gustafsson
thomas.gustafsson at ltu.se.

More information and application https://www.ltu.se/ltu/Lediga-jobb?l=en

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7.14. PostDoc: Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany
Contributed by: Esteban Hernandez-Vargas, vargas at fias.uni-frankfurt.de

Postdoc Position

The group of Systems Medicine at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced
Studies invites applications for a Postdoc position.

Major duties:
• Develop control and observer algorithms to treat diseases.
• Publish research findings in scientific journals and present them at
major scientific meetings.

Qualifications:
• A PhD degree in a quantitatively-oriented field, such as engineering,
computer science or applied mathematics.
• Excellent command of English.
• Knowledge in analytical and quantitative methods.
• Experience in MATLAB, Python or R, and LaTex.
• Knowledge of immunology is a plus.

Please send questions or your application with a motivation letter,
outlining your interest in the position, along with your curriculum vitae
which should include the names and contact details of three referees, to

vargas at fias.uni-frankfurt.de

Positions are open until filled. The planned start date is January 2019.

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7.15. PostDoc: KTH and Linköping University, Sweden
Contributed by: Bo Wahlberg, bo at kth.se

WASP Postdoctoral Positions in Autonomous Optimization

One PostDoc at Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
One PostDoc at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) is Sweden’s
largest individual research program, and provides a platform for academic
research and education, fostering interaction with Sweden’s leading
companies. The program addresses research in artificial intelligence,
autonomous systems and software as enabling technologies for development of
systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment
through sensors, information and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems
of systems. The program is conducted in close cooperation between leading
Swedish universities with an aim to promote the competence of Sweden as a
nation within the area of AI, autonomous systems and software,
http://wasp-sweden.org/ .

Autonomous Optimization is one out of seven WASP Expedition Projects (high
gain/high risk targeted projects with a specific challenging goal). The
research will focus on development of autonomous optimization, i.e. how to
use tools from machine learning to automatically design and tune
optimization algorithms. In particular, we plan to investigate how to learn
new efficient distributed optimization methods suitable for decision-making
in autonomous systems and AI/ML. The main research challenges of the
project are in the intersection between optimization, control and machine
learning. This is a collaborative project between the Optimization Group
headed by Professor Anders Hansson within the Division of Automatic Control
at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Linköping University and the
Department of Automatic Control headed by Professor Bo Wahlberg at KTH
Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
The Division of Automatic Control at Linköping University conducts
research, education and industry/society interplay within optimization for
control, robotics and autonomous systems, sensor fusion and system
identification. It consists of ten faculty, 8 adjunct faculty, 2 postdocs
and over 25 PhD students.
The Department of Automatic Control at KTH Royal Institute conducts
research, education and industry/society interplay within modelling,
identification, control, learning and optimization of dynamical systems. It
consists of ten faculty, 20 post-docs and over 50 PhD students.

Job Description: We are offering two two-year postdoctoral positions, one
at Linköping University and one at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Successful candidate will be able to join the WASP research network with
over 150 active PhD students and researchers.

Basic Qualifications: A Ph.D. degree (or close to completion) in Systems
and Control, Signal Processing , Machine Learning , Applied Mathematics, or
related field is required. Ideal candidates must have a strong background
in Systems Theory, Automatic Control, Optimization and Statistical
Learning. Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
and ability to write peer reviewed papers. An candidate must have the
ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of scientists and
industry. Experience of developing efficient computer code is required.

Contact: Potential candidates should contact Prof. Anders Hansson (
anders.g.hansson at liu.se) or Prof. Bo Wahlberg (bo at kth.se) for further
information about the application process.

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7.16. PostDoc: KTH, Sweden
Contributed by: Henrik Sandberg, hsan at kth.se

Postdoc in Resilient and Networked Control Systems

Job description:
We are currently looking for 1-3 postdocs with a very strong background and
interest in networked control systems, mathematics, and modeling. The
successful candidate will join a project on developing novel mathematical
and computational tools for the fundamental understanding and engineering
design of emerging networked control systems, and with a particular focus
on resilient and secure cyber-physical infrastructures.

KTH offers an attractive working environment, generous remuneration, as
well as other employment benefits. As a postdoctor at KTH you have many
opportunities to participate at conferences, projects and other relevant
events which will extend your professional network and benefit your future
career.

Qualifications:
Applicants must hold or be about to receive a doctoral degree in Electrical
Engineering, Automatic Control, Applied Mathematics, or a similar field.
The doctoral degree must have been obtained within the last three years
from the application deadline (some exceptions for special grounds, for
instance sick leave and parental leave). The candidate should have a very
strong background in systems and control theory, optimization, or
cyber-physical systems.

The successful applicant should have an outstanding research and
publication record. Well-developed analytical and problem solving skills
are a requirement. We are looking for a strongly motivated person, who is
able to work independently. Good command of English orally and in writing
is required to present and publish research results.

The position announcement and link to electronic application can be found
here:
https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:238785/

Contacts:
Henrik Sandberg, Professor, hsan at kth.se
Karl Henrik Johansson, Professor, kallej at kth.se
Anna Mård, HR Officer, rekrytering at eecs.kth.se

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7.17. PostDoc: Westlake University, China
Contributed by: Shiyu Zhao, zhaoshiyu at westlake.edu.cn

The Intelligent Unmanned Systems Lab at Westlake University in China is
recruiting two postdoctoral researchers. The expected research areas include

1) Cooperative control and estimation of multi-agent systems, especially
formation control and network localization. (priority)
2) Guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
3) Intelligent sensing systems of UAVs based on vision or other sensors.

We will provide internationally highly competitive salary and research
facilities. The positions are expected to start in the spring or summer of
2019.

Applicants should have extensive research experience in the corresponding
research area.

Applications should be sent to zhaoshiyu at westlake.edu.cn. In the email,
please include a cover letter, a detailed CV, and representative research
papers. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified for interview. The
application closes when the positions are filled.

Introduction to the organization: Westlake University is a new but
high-standard university located in the beautiful and vigorous city of
Hangzhou in China. The Intelligent Unmanned Systems Lab at Westlake
University focuses on the research of intelligent and networked unmanned
aerial vehicles.

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7.18. PostDoc: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Contributed by: Weidong Zhang, wdzhang at sjtu.edu.cn

Postdoctoral position in Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

The Optimization & Control Engineering Research Center of Shanghai (in the
Department of Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China) seeks to
fill 3 postdoctoral positions as soon as possible thereafter. We are
interested in candidates in broad areas of advanced control theory,
multi-agents, machine learning, pattern recognition, networked control
systems, etc.

Applied conditions as follows:
-PhD degree
-Experience in theory or engineering research
-Good communication skills in English or Chinese
-Strong work ethic and passion for research

Main tasks:
-To conduct original research
-Assist in writing proposals for new research and write reports for
existing research
-Supervision of student projects and thesis at both master and Ph.D. levels

Salary and others:
-RMB 120-200k/year (approximately, 18-30kUSD)
-It is a two-year position and can be extended to 5 years

Required documents
-Detailed curriculum vitae and list of publications;
-Names and contact information of three references.

For further information, please contact Prof. Dr. Weidong Zhang, Email :
wdzhang at sjtu.edu.cn, Tel: +86-21-34204019. Address: Dongchuan Road 800,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.

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7.19. PostDoc: University of Exeter, UK
Contributed by: Halim Alwi, h.alwi at exeter.ac.uk

Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow

Project Title: Fault Tolerant Control for Highly Redundant Multirotor
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle using Sliding Modes

Location: University of Exeter, UK

Starting Date: The position is available immediately until 30 November 2019
(with possible 5 month extension).

Description:
The EPSRC funded project will explore the exciting research of flight
control for small multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The overall aims of the project are: (1) to help improve safety, resilience
and survivability of small multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles in the event
of in-flight faults and failures, and (2) to bridge the gap between theory
and application of sliding mode control, thus encouraging adoption of
sliding mode control in industry.

In order to achieve these aims, the main objectives of the project are to:

a) Develop a simulation model and simulation tool for highly redundant
multirotor UAV
b) Investigate and develop fault tolerant control (FTC) schemes based on
sliding mode control
c) Build the hardware of the multirotor UAV, and subsequently to implement,
test and evaluate FTC control schemes

The project will focus on the application of sliding mode methods to
address the aims and objectives listed above. You will help to build the
UAV, implement, tune and evaluate fault tolerant flight control on a
multirotor UAV (objective (c)). You will also be expected to assist in
developing simulation model and tools (objective (a)).

For further information please contact Dr Halim Alwi h.alwi at exeter.ac.uk

Job advert can be accessed at:
https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=806448NJlq&WVID=3817591jNg&LANG=USA

Information on the PI: https://emps.exeter.ac.uk/engineering/staff/ha281

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7.20. PostDoc: Aarhus University, Denmark
Contributed by: Erdal Kayacan, erdal at eng.au.dk

Postdoc in Advanced autonomy in aerial robotics at Aarhus University,
Denmark
The Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, invites applicants for a
1-year postdoc position offering applicants an exciting opportunity to join
a new research project on advanced autonomy in aerial robotics.

We are looking for enthusiast a post doctoral researcher who wishes to
investigate embedded guidance, control and navigation problem of unmanned
aerial systems using artificial intelligence/machine learning methods with
emphasis on reinforcement learning and deep neural networks. Our aim is to
leverage the current state-of-the-art autonomy level towards more smarter
robots which will learn and interact with their environment, collaborate
with people and other robots, plan their future actions and execute the
given task accurately.

The position is available from February 1, 2019 or as soon as possible
hereafter.

http://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/academic-positions/stillinger/Vacancy/show/1016245/5283/

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7.21. PostDoc: LICIT, France
Contributed by: Andres Ladino, andres.ladino at ifsttar.fr

Post-doc position at IFSTTAR, COSYS, LICIT:

Large-scale traffic management strategies to optimally serve a multimodal
demand

This position is funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant hold by Prof. L.
Leclercq (project MAGnUM - http://magnum.ifsttar.fr ). This will provide a
stimulating working environment with lots of international collaborations.
The MAGnUM team is currently composed by 3 permanent researchers, 5 PhD
students, 2 post-docs and 2 research engineers all working on close and
connected topics.

Resume:
The MAGnUM project aims to develop new multiscale and multimodal modelling
approaches for urban transportation systems. Several modelling approaches
(from microscopic to macroscopic) are under investigations. The project
also aims to design innovative traffic management strategies (TMS) at large
urban scales. A particular focus is on strategies that are targeting users
(incentive, guidance...) on the contrary to more classical approaches that
are controlling flows at different key network points.
This Post-doc will focus in particular on innovative TMS based on a dynamic
allocation of capacities to the different modes and/or on prescriptive
instructions pushed to travelers (optimal route guidance, optimal departure
times, etc.). The main goal of the post-doc is to provide insights on how
such innovative TMS can be tuned and optimized with regard to a multimodal
demand profile. The Lyon city network (France) has already been implemented
and calibrated into different MAGNUM simulators and will serve as a test
case to assess the different strategies. Centralized vs. decentralized
control systems will be designed and tested. Heuristics methods to provide
the optimal sets of instructions will be developed in order to meet
real-time applications requirements. The main question is to determine if
innovative TMS can make the transport system closer to system optimum or at
least to delay and/or reduce capacity drops and then make the system more
stable and efficient.

Skills:
We are looking for highly talented and motivated PhD graduates in Control,
Optimization and/or computer sciences. Advanced skills in control,
optimization and simulation are mandatory as the primary objective is to
design, implement and assess new traffic management strategies at large
urban scale. Excellent English skills (speaking and writing) is required,
as are strong analytical skills and project management skills. As the
projects are part of a large research program, we seek for opportunities
for the project members to cooperate on various topics. Affinity for
working in a group is therefore preferred. Some basic knowledge about
transportation systems and traffic models is appreciated.

Other information:
Hosting Laboratory: LICIT (IFSTTAR / ENTPE), licit.ifsttar.fr,
www.ifsttar.fr, www.entpe.fr

The MAGnUM Project: magnum.ifsttar.fr @ERC_MAGnUM Supervision: Prof.
Ludovic Leclercq
Location: Lyon, France
Starting date: from 01/01/2019 to 01/04/2019
Gross salary: 2699€ / month Duration: 12 months

Applications:
Applicants should send their CV, a motivation letter and a copy of their
PhD manuscript by e-mail to ludovic.leclercq at ifsttar.fr . Recommendation
letters may be requested during the selection process. They will get an
answer only if their application is considered for a first interview.

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7.22. PostDoc: University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern
Switzerland, Switzerland
Contributed by: Dario Piga, dario.piga at supsi.ch

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)
opens two positions at the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial
Intelligence(IDSIA), for two Postdoctoral Researchers in the areas of
System Identification, Machine Learning and Control. Occupancy degree:
100%. Duration of the contract: 2 years.

Tasks:
- Basic research, aimed at publications in top journals and conferences
- Applied research: collaboration with industrial partners in innovative
projects
- Opportunity to be involved in teaching in Bachelor and/or Master courses

We offer:
- 2-year contract, with possibility of prolungation
- International working environment and collaboration with a strong team of
researchers in Machine Learning, Statistics and Control (www.idsia.ch)
- Development of your own professional skills and career progression
- Funding travels in case of papers accepted to International Conferences
- Salary: CHF 80,000 gross per year

Requirements:
- The position is for researchers who has obtained a PhD since no more than
5 years
- Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electric Engineering,
Mechatronics, or Control Engineering
- PhD focused on modelling, identification and control of dynamical systems
- Experience in both theoretical and applied research
- Excellent programming skills and proficiency with state-of-the-art
libraries for system identification, control and optimization
- Good knowledge of algorithms and software for machine learning
- Proficiency in written and spoken English

How to apply and further information:
- The positions will remain open until 27 December 2018. A link with
application instructions and to the online application form is provided at:
http://www.dariopiga.com/Vacancy.html
- The preferred starting date is before March 2019
- For further information please contact Dario Piga (dario.piga at supsi.ch).
Please do not use this e-mail address for the application

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7.23. PostDoc: EPFL, Switzerland
Contributed by: Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate, giancarlo.ferraritrecate at epfl.ch

A PostDoc position is available at the Automatic Control Laboratory of EPFL
(Switzerland) in the broad area of data-based control and learning.
Candidates with a strong methodological background and motivated by
research on theory and algorithms are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications:
- Ph.D. degree (or close to completion) in Systems and Control, Machine
Learning or related fields
- An established track-record of academic publications in top venues
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills and
ability to write peer reviewed papers

Application procedure: please email (i) a detailed curriculum vitae and
list of publications (ii) the names and contact information of three
references and (iii) a sample paper to giancarlo.ferraritrecate at epfl.ch

Deadlines: the call opens from December 2018 and will remain open until an
ideal candidate will be found.

Starting date: any time from January 2019. The call will remain open until
an ideal candidate will be found. The contract duration is one year, and
can be extended up to four years.

EPFL is a top technical university, ranked 12th in the world (2018). The
successful candidate can expect a gross salary starting at 81900 CHF,
together with other benefits, depending on civil status.

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7.24. PostDoc: University of Kansas, USA
Contributed by: Huazhen Fang, fang at ku.edu

Applications are cordially invited for a postdoctoral research fellow
position in the Information & Smart Systems Laboratory (www.issl.space) at
the University of Kansas. The position is expected to start between April
and May 2019, with the exact start date negotiable. The research project
will be concerned with fundamental estimation theory and machine learning.
A background in the broad areas of machine learning, deep learning,
estimation, signal processing, mathematics, and control will be desirable.

A successful candidate should have the following qualifications: a recent
PhD degree with thesis research on machine learning, data science,
estimation theory, control systems, mathematics or related subjects, solid
mathematical skills, excellent programming (Matlab, TensorFlow, or Python)
skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong
motivation to perform outstanding research.

The appointment is for one year, with possible extension contingent on
availability of funds and research performance. The salary will be in
accordance with the postdoctoral salary scale of the University of Kansas.

Interested candidates can feel free to contact Dr. Huazhen Fang (fang at ku.edu)
for further information and are encouraged to send: a curriculum vitae
detailing research achievements, a list of three referees, and up to three
research documents (e.g., thesis, journal articles, conference papers).

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7.25. PostDoc: University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Contributed by: Claudio De Persis, c.de.persis at rug.nl

PostDoc: University of Groningen, the Netherlands

A postdoctoral scholar position is available at the SMS-Cyber-physical
Systems research group at the Faculty of Science and Engineering,
University of Groningen, the Netherlands. The group is affiliated with the
JC Willems Center in Systems and Control.

The research of the group focuses on the modeling and control of complex
systems with nonlinear dynamics and large-scale dimensions and their
interaction with communication media and computational devices. Examples
are power systems, distribution networks, data centers, supply chains and
flow networks. Current research lines focus on cyber-physical systems,
data-driven estimation and control, resilient control, distributed control
of networks, game-theoretic-optimal control.

The position also gives the successful candidate the possibility to further
develop his/her educational skills, including teaching a bachelor and a
master course. The teaching-research time division is approximately 70%
research and 30% teaching.

Duration: initially one year, possibly starting in February 2018, with the
option of extending the contract for one or two more years.

Deadline for submitting applications: December 8, 2018

Your Profile:
• A Ph.D. degree in Control Theory, Mechanical, Computer, Electrical &
Electronics Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science;
• An excellent background in Systems & Control. Preference might be given
to candidates with strong expertise in one of the following areas:
identification, nonlinear control, networked control systems, dynamical
networks, hybrid control systems, distributed control and optimization,
machine learning;
• Strong academic credentials, written and spoken English proficiency.

About the organization:
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has enjoyed an
international reputation as a dynamic and innovative center of higher
education offering high-quality teaching and research. Study and career
paths in a wide variety of disciplines encourage currently more than 30,000
students and researchers to develop their individual talents. Belonging to
the best research universities in Europe, the top 100 universities in the
world and joining forces with prestigious partner universities and
networks, the University of Groningen is truly an international place of
knowledge.

Information:
Interested candidates please send your application together with your
detailed CV, motivational letter (1/2-1 A4 page) and list of references to:
c.de.persis at rug.nl, p.tesi at rug.nl, n.monshizadeh at rug.nl (with
f.g.fokkens at rug.nl in cc).
*Please specify the following text in the subject*: SMS-CPS - PostDoc
application.

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7.26. PostDoc: Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Contributed by: Balazs Kulcsar, kulcsar at chalmers.se

Postdoc position in Public transit shared mobility

We invite applications for one doctoral position (placed in the Automatic
Control Group and or Urban System Mobility group) on developing scalable,
real-time implementable methods for demand learning optimal public
transport scheduling based on shared mobility concepts taking into account
the mixed environment of passenger-self-driven vehicular fleet. We will
rely on an inter-disciplinary approach between traffic theory (e.g., bus
following model, bus network models, crowd dynamics), control theory (e.g.,
bus bunching) and traffic safety (e.g., crashes/near-crashes/conflicts
assessment). We propose to use adaptive learning algorithms in order to (i)
estimate the travel demand, (ii) define and estimate the risks of
crashes/conflicts and (iii) minimize transit delays (primary and
secondary). The project will initially focus on designing intelligent
algorithms for the public transport in Gothenburg, for which large amount
of data on city bus driving has already been recorded. One of the tasks is
to investigate and propose an appropriate level of model abstractions and
control decomposition into multiple layers that allow a real-time
implementable solution.

Major responsibilities

Your main responsibility as a postdoc is to pursue research, publish, and
contribute to proposals. You are expected to develop your own scientific
concepts and communicate the results of your research verbally and in
writing. The position also may include teaching on undergraduate and MSc
level, or performing other department duties corresponding to a maximum of
20 percent of working hours.

Position summary

Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two
years (1+1).

Qualifications
To qualify as a postdoc, you must have a PhD degree (or closed to
completion) in a relevant field such as control, transportation,
mathematics, electrical, mechanical, or engineering physics. Your
educational background should (partially) cover some courses on modeling,
traffic theory and control. In addition you should have understanding on
optimization and learning algorithms. Ability to initiate new research
collaborations is essential. Good communication skills in oral and written
English are required.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and
diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application procedure
The application should be marked with Ref 20180673 and written in English.
The application should be sent electronically via
http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies

Deadline January 12th 2019

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7.27. PostDoc: Purdue University, USA
Contributed by: Gesualdo Scutari, gscutari at purdue.edu

Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowships at Purdue Engineering

https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships/ResearchProposals/2019-20/distributed-optimization-and-statistics-an-unconsummated-marriage-

In addition to the above prestigious fellowship, there are other post-doc
positions available in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue
University. Areas of interest include distributed (nonconvex) optimization,
statistical learning, and Information Processing. The postdoctoral
associates will be expected to conduct fundamental and top-notched research
in collaboration with the other members of the team. The research team has
several ongoing research projects (supported by NSF, ONR, and ARO) in the
areas of i) distributed (stochastic) optimization for (nonconvex)
large-scale systems; ii) computational big-data analytics over networks;
and iii) deep learning.

Please contact Gesualdo Scutari, gscutari at purdue.edu

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7.28. PostDoc: Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Contributed by: Juri Belikov, juri.belikov at taltech.ee

Postdoctoral position at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology

We offer a post-doctoral research fellow position in the joint areas of
power systems and control, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Technion, Israel. For some information about the group recent activities
please visit:
- https://yoash-levron.net.technion.ac.il/
- https://a-lab.ee/projects/dq0-dynamics

A postdoctoral position is for a period of 1 year, with the possibility of
renewal up to another year depending on progress. Applicants are required
to have a recently completed PhD in power systems, control, or related
areas.

The application should consist of:
- a motivation letter;
- a complete CV with a full publication list.

Please send these to
Juri Belikov: juri.belikov at taltech.ee
Yoash Levron: yoashl at ee.technion.ac.il

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7.29. PostDoc: University of California at Santa Cruz, USA
Contributed by: Ricardo Sanfelice, ricardo at ucsc.edu

A Postdoctoral Scholar position is available at the Hybrid Systems
Laboratory at the Department of Computer Engineering, University of
California in Santa Cruz, California.

The research focus of this position is the generation of design tools for
estimation and control of hybrid dynamical systems. Expertise in nonlinear
and hybrid control, model predictive control, formal methods, and observer
design will be key. The results will have applications to a wide range of
hybrid and cyber-physical systems, such as autonomous vehicle systems and
power systems.

Candidates with a Ph.D. in engineering or applied math, with a strong
theoretical background and required expertise are encouraged to apply by
submitting via email (to Prof. Ricardo Sanfelice at ricardo at ucsc.edu) the
following: 1) a cover letter, 2) a detailed curriculum vitae, including
educational background and a list of publications, 3) two publications
representing the candidate's research work, and 4) contact information for
at least two academic references.

Review of applications will start on March 1, 2018. Though flexible, the
suggested start date for the position is July 1, 2018 and for a duration of
one year, renewable depending on performance.

More information about the research at the Hybrid Systems Laboratory is
available at https://hybrid.soe.ucsc.edu. The University of California at
Santa Cruz also houses the newly established Cyber-Physical Systems
Research Center (https://cps.ucsc.edu) which brings together more than 30
faculty with interest in numerous areas, including networking, sensors,
robotics, and control.

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7.30. Junior Researcher: Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Contributed by: Giuseppe Calafiore, giuseppe.calafiore at polito.it

The Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET) at Politecnico
di Torino, Italy, is looking for one full-time Junior Researcher to
undertake research in the broader area of Automatica.

The position is fixed term, for 36 months. The approximate gross salary is
41,800 Euro per year.

Candidates should hold a Master’s degree in the fields of Control
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Data Science,
Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or related fields. The successful
candidate will have a promising research profile showing the ability to
publish high quality research output. He/she is required to be an excellent
communicator with strong communication skills, and experience in working
both independently and as part of a team. The successful candidate will
have experience and knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
control theory, system identification, optimization, robotics, applied
probability, statistics, data science, machine learning, networked control
systems, traffic control systems, and autonomous vehicles.

The closing date for applications is December 11, 2018.

Code of the procedure is: 09/18/P/RA
Scientific Sector: 09/G1 Automatica.

Applications for this competition are accepted via an on-line application
system. Information is available at:

https://www.swas.polito.it/services/concorsi/240.asp?id_documento_padre=160342

https://careers.polito.it/

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7.31. Faculty: University of Sydney, Australia
Contributed by: Ian Manchester, ian.manchester at sydney.edu.au

The University of Sydney has multiple openings for continuing
(tenure-track/tenured) faculty member in robotics, control, and related
disciplines

The positions are open at all levels, from Lecturer to full Professor.

In Mechatronic Engineering we are particularly interested in recruiting in
the areas of surgical robotics, mechanism design, robotic planning,
grasping and manipulation. However, strong applicants in all areas of
robotics and control will be considered and are encouraged to apply.

Control researchers may also be interested in the open faculty positions in
Aerospace Engineering (prioritising flight dynamics, navigation and
control, and unmanned aerial vehicles, among others) and Mechanical
Engineering (dynamics and micro-machines among others).

The University of Sydney currently has 10 continuing faculty members in
robotics, who lead the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), which
has over 100 researchers, grad students, and technical staff and a long
history of fundamental research and major industrial collaborations. The
University's new Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems is led by ACFR
and also includes researchers from Medicine, Business, Arts and Social
Sciences, and other disciplines.

For full information about the positions, and to make an application,
please follow this link:
http://bit.ly/SydneyHiring2018

For more information about these positions, please contact myself (
ian.manchester at sydney.edu.au) or Head of School Stefan Williams (
stefan.williams at sydney.edu.au)

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7.32. Faculty: ANU, Australia
Contributed by: Ian Petersen, ian.petersen at anu.edu.au

Faculty Positions in Electrical Engineering at ANU, Canberra, Australia.

Academic Level B (Lecturer) $AUD 98,009 – $AUD 111,365, C (Senior Lecturer)
$AUD 118,044 – $AUD 131,402, and D (Associate Professor) $AUD 141,416 –
$AUD 150,324 plus 17% superannuation

We are currently seeking applications from enthusiastic early to mid-career
academics who have the potential and deep commitment to help define the
future of their discipline. You will have the opportunity to present a
ground-breaking vision for your research and education, and their
importance to the future of engineering. Applications are particularly
invited from researchers whose interests are in the broad area of
Electrical Engineering, whose breadth of vision reaches across traditional
discipline silos, includes strong links with external organisations and
industry, and is synergistic with the existing research groups within the
School.

The positions will be located in the Research School of Engineering which
is one of two Research Schools within the ANU College of Engineering and
Computer Science (CECS). This is an exciting time to join our School and be
part of a community that prides itself on solving “wicked problems” in
collaboration with the best minds in the world from across a broad range of
disciplines. We take pride in pursuing our fundamental mission – discovery
and making knowledge matter – to the very highest quality.

For further information and to apply please follow the link:
http://jobs.anu.edu.au/cw/en/job/525620/lecturersenior-lecturerassociate-professor

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7.33. Faculty: University of Michigan, USA
Contributed by: Nicole Frawley-Panyard, npanyard at umich.edu

The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, invites applications for two full-time,
tenure-track, faculty positions at the assistant, associate, or full
professor level.

The department seeks applicants within the following areas of research
emphasis: autonomous vehicles, marine robotics, electrification, control
and dynamics, condition monitoring, distributed systems, sensing, and
navigation with applications in marine platforms and vessels. Candidates
are required to have a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline. The
successful candidate is expected to establish an independent research
program and to contribute effectively to the department’s undergraduate and
graduate teaching programs. The College of Engineering is especially
interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research,
teaching and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic
community.

Michigan Engineering’s vision is to be the world’s preeminent college of
engineering serving the common good. This global outlook, leadership focus
and service commitment permeate our culture. Our vision is supported by a
mission and values that, together, provide the framework for all that we
do. Information about our vision, mission and values can be found at:
http://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/.

The University of Michigan has a storied legacy of commitment to Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The Michigan Engineering component of the
University’s comprehensive, five-year, DEI strategic plan—along with
updates on our programs and resources dedicated to ensuring a welcoming,
fair and inclusive environment—can be found at:
https://www.engin.umich.edu/about/diversity.

Application Materials
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of present and
future research plans, a statement of teaching experience and interests, a
diversity statement to discuss your potential for (or record of)
contributing to diversity, and the names of at least three persons who can
provide letters of recommendation. Materials should be submitted to:

https://deptapps.engin.umich.edu/fsv2/candidate/?search_id=15

All applicants will be acknowledged. Applications will be considered as
they are received. However, for full consideration, applications must be
received by December 1, 2018.

The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory/affirmative action
employer and is responsive to the needs of dual career families.

Michigan Engineering’s vision is to be the world’s preeminent college of
engineering serving the common good. This global outlook, leadership focus
and service commitment permeate our culture. Our vision is supported by a
mission and values that, together, provide the framework for all that we
do. Information about our vision, mission and values can be found at:
http://strategicvision.engin.umich.edu/. The University of Michigan has a
storied legacy of commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). The
Michigan Engineering component of the University’s comprehensive,
five-year, DEI strategic plan—along with updates on our programs and
resources dedicated to ensuring a welcoming, fair and inclusive
environment—can be found at:
http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/about/diversity.

Please send any comments or inquiries to NAMEfacultysearch at umich.edu

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7.34. Faculty: Zhejiang University, China
Contributed by: Qinmin Yang, qinminyang at gmail.com

Faculty: Zhejiang University, China

The College of Control Science and Engineering at the Zhejiang University
invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior
level in the general area of controls and intelligent systems. The position
is at the Assistant Professor level.

The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in a relevant area of
engineering, and has research interests with demonstrated expertise in one
or more of the following areas: IoT, control system security, computational
intelligence, industrial big data, network science, and smart grid. He/she
is expected to establish a dynamic, externally-funded research program that
would interact and complement the existing expertise in the college.

Zhejiang University (ZJU) is one of China’s top higher education
institutions, as well as one of its oldest; its roots can be traced back to
1897 and the founding of the Qiushi Academy. Located in Hangzhou – one of
China’s most picturesque cities – the University is organized across seven
faculties and 36 schools. It is home to 3,611 full-time faculty members,
including 41 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese
Academy of Engineering. Laying claim to several areas of research strength,
ZJU currently ranks among the top three on Chinese mainland and within the
top 100 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings and QS
World University Rankings. The CSE college was founded in 1956, and has
built a history of excellence in education and discovery. It is now one of
the most prestigious research and teaching institutions with over 1,000
students in the area of industrial process control in China.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and a detailed CV electronically to
sunyx at zju.edu.cn.

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7.35. Faculty: Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, France
Contributed by: Antoine Chaillet, antoine.chaillet at centralesupelec.fr

* Professor Position in Neural Engineering / Computational Neuroscience at
Paris-Saclay, France *

The Saclay Institute of Neuroscience (Neuro-PSI) will shortly open a new
full professor position on topics at the interface between engineering and
neuroscience (computational neuroscience and neural engineering).
The recruited professor will benefit from the all-new, state of the art
facilities of the Neuro-PSI institute where significant laboratory space
will be made available for his/her team. He/She will have the unique
opportunity to shape profoundly the neuroscience teaching provided by the
institute in the context of the Paris-Saclay university.

- Teaching:
Eligible candidates should hold the "qualification pour les postes de
professeur d'université".
The proposed professor position aims to recruit a teacher-researcher to
participate in the development and structuring of a new teaching program at
the interface between Neurosciences and Engineering, both at undergraduate
and graduate levels.

- Research:
The host unit for this position is the Paris-Saclay Institute of
Neurosciences (UMR Université Paris-sud-CNRS, NeuroPSI) and more precisely
the Department of "Integrative and Computational Neurosciences" (ICN). The
ICN is an interdisciplinary neuroscience research department composed of
six teams collectively engaged in the study of the brain at multiple scales
to identify computational principles and fundamental mechanisms in
thalamocortical networks, and to understand the roles of spontaneous and
evoked activities in the emergence of higher brain functions. ICN teams use
experimental, computational and theoretical approaches, combining
neuroscience, physics, applied mathematics and neuroinformatics, at
different scales (cell, network, behaviour) and organizational levels
(micro, meso- and macroscopic scales). Thus, the candidate will benefit
from a profoundly multidisciplinary environment.
The recruited candidate should ideally have a dual expertise: on the one
hand on experimental developments (electrophysiology, brain-machine
interface, brain imaging, etc.) and on the other hand on aspects related to
engineering in the broad sense (dynamical systems, control theory, signal
processing, robotics, learning methods).

Given the interdisciplinary nature of the profile, please consider
candidating even if you don't fully match the profile!

For details, please contact:
Antoine Chaillet, professor in Control Engineering at L2S-CentraleSupelec (
antoine.chaillet at centralesupelec.fr)

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7.36. Faculty: University of Oxford, UK
Contributed by: Stephen Duncan, stephen.duncan at eng.ox.ac.uk

We have an opening for a Departmental Lecturer in Control Engineering in
the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, UK

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BOI006/departmental-lecturer-in-control-engineering

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7.37. Faculty: Paderborn University, Germany
Contributed by: Daniel Quevedo, dquevedo at ieee.org

At Paderborn University, Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering and Mathematics a position as

Associate Professor (W2) for Electrical Drive Systems with Tenure Track (W3)

is offered. The successful candidate will initially be appointed as a civil
servant with a limited tenure of five years. Following a positive final
evaluation, the appointment will be converted to a permanent professorship.

We are searching for a person with outstanding scientific competence, as
demonstrated by high-quality peer-reviewed publications, and who is able to
comprehensively represent the discipline both in research and teaching. The
candidate should exhibit special expertise in one or more of the following
fields:

* Construction and Computation of electrical machines and drives
* Control and operation strategies of electrical drives
* Applications of electrical drives in automotive, aviation, renewable
energy and innovative industry

We expect professional experience in relevant leadership positions, where
industrial experience is particularly appreciated. Furthermore, we are
looking for candidates with experience in teaching and with the acquisition
of third-party project funding. The appointee is expected to have lectured
in German and English within the bachelor and master study programs of the
Institute of Electrical Engineering latest in the second half of the
evaluation period and to have taken part in academic self-administration.

For further information, please see
http://controlsystems.upb.de/index.php?id=309&L=1

Applications should mention reference number 3625 and are to be submitted
using electronic mail as a single PDF file by 15.01.2019 to
elena.schlegel at upb.de

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7.38. Faculty: ETH, Switzerland
Contributed by: Michael O’Kane, mokane at impressmedia.com

The Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (www.mavt.ethz.ch) at
ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.

Successful applicants must demonstrate an excellent international record of
research accomplishments as robotics engineers and scientists. The new
professor is expected to establish an ambitious, world-class research
program in the fast-evolving field of robotics. Scientists and engineers
from the entire spectrum of robotics, from perception and design up to
modeling, control, and robot learning are encouraged to apply. Candidates
should demonstrate a core-area of scientific expertise and solid
theoretical foundation with a desire to apply this knowledge to solve
important challenges in fields like service robots, search and rescue,
construction, precision agriculture, or mobility and logistics. Specific
areas of research may include (but are not limited to) intelligent
perception and scene understanding, mobile manipulation and enhanced
human-machine interaction, robot design, soft robots, modeling and control,
or robot learning.

Candidates should hold a PhD degree or equivalent in engineering and have
an outstanding record of accomplishments in robotics. Furthermore, a strong
motivation and indisputable commitment to undergraduate (in German or
English) and graduate (in English) student teaching is expected.

Assistant professorships have been established to promote the careers of
younger scien­tists. ETH Zurich implements a tenure track system equivalent
to other top international universities.

Please apply online: www.facultyaffairs.ethz.ch

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a
statement of future research and teaching interests, and a description of
the three most important achievements. The letter of application should be
addressed to the President of ETH Zurich. The closing date for applications
is 1 February 2019. ETH Zurich is an equal opportunity and family friendly
employer and is responsive to the needs of dual career couples. We
specifically encourage women to apply.

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7.39. Control Engineer: Booz Allen, USA
Contributed by: Brenda Haendler, haendler_brenda at bah.com

Controls Engineer
As a systems engineer on our team, you have the chance to shape the
development of next generation energy technologies that increase efficiency
and/or reduce emissions by leading the design of government R&D programs
and evaluation of novel technology concepts. On our team, you’ll be able to
broaden your skillset into areas like controls engineering, aerodynamics,
hydrodynamics, and structural mechanics, as well as your knowledge of
energy market considerations. Grow your skills by merging controls
engineering, systems engineering, and aero/hydrodynamics to create, next
generation energy technology programs such as those involving wind and
marine hydrokinetic energy systems. Join our team and create the future of
technology in energy.

We are looking for people who have:
5+ years of experience with authoring technical papers, reports, or program
plans for technical and non-technical audiences on research related to
controls engineering or applied control
2+ years of experience with relevant postdoctoral or industry research and
consulting
Experience with concurrent engineering, co-optimization and co-simulation
methodologies
Experience with design of wind, marine hydrokinetic systems, or similar
complex electro-mechanical systems
Ability to obtain a security clearance
PhD degree in Controls Engineering, System Engineering, discipline
Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering or EE

For more information and to apply, see:
https://careers.boozallen.com/en-US/job/controls-engineer/J3V0NQ6NFXK4TVCKJFC

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