IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS Newsletter......................................................September, 2000 Editor: Edwin K. P. Chong Chair, IEEE CSS Technical on DES School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Purdue University 1285 Electrical Engineering Bldg. West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285 Phone: (765) 494-9143 Fax: (765) 494-3371 e-mail: echong@ecn.purdue.edu WWW: http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~echong/ DESTC Web Page: http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~echong/des_tc/ _._________________________________________________________________________._ Contents: 1. Editorial 2. Announcements 2.1 Jerry Banks Receives 1999 INFORMS College on Simulation Distinguished Service Award 2.2 New address for John Thistle 3. Conferences 3.1 2001 IEEE CONFERENCE ON CONTROL APPLICATIONS (CCA) and the 2001 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL (ISIC) 3.2 DX'01: 12th International Workshop on Principles of Diagnosis March 7-9, 2001, Via Lattea, Italian Alps _._________________________________________________________________________._ Editorial _._________________________________________________________________________._ Welcome to the newsletter of the IEEE Control Systems Technical Committee Group on Discrete Event Systems! See http://www.ece.purdue.edu/~echong/des_tc/ for information on the DESTC. Notice the delimiter between articles/contributions in this newsletter. If you are using an editor to read this article, you can go directly to the delimiter by searching for the string "_.__" (underscore,period,underscore,underscore). This feature is useful for quickly skipping to the next item. _._________________________________________________________________________._ Announcements _._________________________________________________________________________._ Contributed by: David Kelton Jerry Banks Receives 1999 INFORMS College on Simulation Distinguished Service Award Dr. Jerry Banks, Senior Simulation Technology Advisor at AutoSimulations, Inc., and who retired in 1999 from his position as Professor in Georgia Tech's School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, was presented the 1999 Distinguished Service Award of the INFORMS College on Simulation during the College's business meeting at the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference in Phoenix. The award, first given in 1986, recognizes each year at most one individual who has "... provided long-standing, exceptional service to the simulation community ... sustained over a period of 15 to 20 years or longer and [has been] acquitted with distinction." The selection committee was chaired by Bruce Schmeiser (Purdue University) serving in his second year on the Committee, with the other members' being Thomas J. Schriber (The University of Michigan) serving his third and final year, and W. David Kelton (University of Cincinnati) serving his first year. Dating back to as early as 1965 when he began his faculty career in Georgia Tech, Dr. Banks has been (quoting from the nomination letter) "... an avid spokesperson for simulation -- an ambassador for our industry," and has consistently "... been a vocal advocate both nationally and internationally" for simulation. In addition to the professional-service activities recounted in part below, he has lectured over an extensive geographic area on behalf of the power and appropriate use of simulation, including numerous trips to Japan, Mexico, Canada, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Puerto Rico, Chile, Brazil, Singapore, China, and Turkey. Jerry's work on behalf of the Winter Simulation Conference, in many different roles, is second to none. He served as Arrangements Chair in 1981, Associate General Chair in 1982, General Chair in 1983, and as the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Representative to the WSC Board of Directors over a nine-year period from 1984 through 1992 during which time he was Board Liaison in 1987, Board Vice Chair for 1987-1989, and Board Chair for 1989-1991. It was during these years that the WSC developed into the major success (and major effort) to which we have been accustomed, and Jerry's steady hand in guiding the conference played a critical role in moving it into its current position of being the preeminent simulation conference in the world. As General Chair for WSC'83 he instituted many changes that are now recognized as marking that year's conference as a major turning point. In addition to his conference-organization service for the WSC, Jerry has also played key roles in the national conferences of the Operations Research Society of America (ORSA, one of the forerunners of INFORMS) in which simulation played a major role, including being General Chair of the Fall National Meeting in 1977 in Atlanta. Jerry also served ORSA by being on the Student Affairs, Education, and Social Sciences Applications Committees. He was an ORSA visiting lecturer from 1969 to 1977, and has been a member of ORSA and INFORMS since 1965. Outside INFORMS, Dr. Banks has also served in many roles in other professional societies, usually championing simulation, including IIE, the Society for Computer Simulation (SCS), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC). Most recently, Jerry's regular "Simulation" editorial columns in IIE Solutions have become a mainstay of that publication, and have attracted considerable attention due to their insight and thought-provoking nature. Less widely known, though still important if only in a behind-the-scenes setting, are Jerry's extensive activities in refereeing papers for journals, as well as having served as an Associate Editor for IIE Transactions. And internally at Georgia Tech, Jerry worked hard on simulation curriculum development and student advising, leading to Tech's becoming the international leader for simulation research and education that we know today. So it is with great pleasure (and thanks) that the INFORMS College on Simulation presents its 1999 Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Jerry Banks. Our community is indeed fortunate to have such a tireless champion of our profession working for us for these many years. He can be reached at jerry_banks@autosim.com. For the Call for Nominations for the 2000 Award, please visit http://www.informs-cs.org/dsaward.html. A listing of past winners of the Award may be found at http://www.informs-cs.org/dsawin.html. _._________________________________________________________________________._ Contributed by: John Thistle I've joined the University of Waterloo, Canada. My new contact information is as follows: John G. Thistle Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2L 3G1 tel.: + 1 (519) 888-4567, ext. 2910 sec.: + 1 (519) 888-4567, ext. 2097 fax : + 1 (519) 746-3077 jthistle@kingcong.uwaterloo.ca _._________________________________________________________________________._ Conferences _._________________________________________________________________________._ Contributed by: Rene Boel 2001 IEEE CONFERENCE ON CONTROL APPLICATIONS (CCA) and the 2001 IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENT CONTROL (ISIC) 5-7 September 2001 Presidente Inter-Continental Hotel Campos Eliseos 218 Mexico City, Mexico http://www.control.rice.edu SCOPE AND TOPICS Both conferences will be held in Mexico City at the famed Presidente Intercontinental Hotel which is in the Polanco district across from the famous Chapultepec Park, close to lakes and gardens, renowned museums, and historical sites. This is a prime area and provides a safe and pleasant venue to have a conference location. The meeting will highlight the exciting and multidisciplinary areas of control systems applications as well as Intelligent Control. The general theme of the conference is: Eclectic Applications and Intelligent Control In The New Millennium The program committee solicits papers presenting original contributions in all areas of control applications and Intelligent Control including, but not limited to: CCA . Applications of adaptive and robust control sensor based control nonlinear control sliding mode control modeling and system identification fuzzy logic control expert systems distributed systems manufacturing systems mechatronics motion control robotics vibration control structure control fault detection and fault tolerant control man/machine interface aeronautical, aerospace and space systems automotive systems vehicle control traffic and network control chemical and steel process control systems biomedical systems data fusion power electronics systems computed aided design. ISIC . Intelligent Control architectures and methods knowledge based systems and learning control temporal logic for control path planning systems reactive multi-agent systems machine learning neural networks fuzzy logic genetic algorithms and evolutionary computing hybrid dynamical systems pattern discovery distributed or decentralized control methods discrete event systems supervisory control probabilistic approaches knowledge-based sensor fusion neuro-fuzzy approaches neural-adaptive control systems intelligent sensors intelligent machines. FORMAT OF THE CONFERENCE Both conferences will run in parallel. The sessions will be held Wednesday, 5 September - Friday, 7 September, 2001 with workshops on Tuesday, September 4. There will be only one registration fee for both conferences and all attendees will receive proceedings from both conferences. IMPORTANT DATES January 31, 2000: Papers, Session and Workshop Proposals Due March 20, 2001: Notification of Acceptation/Rejection May 4, 2001: Final Camera-Ready Papers Due PAPER SUBMISSION The Program Committee invites authors to submit their papers electronically (either PDF format or PostScript format) by 31 January, 2000. The first page of each manuscript must contain the title of the paper, the names and affiliations of the authors, and four keywords,/phrases. In addition, please identify the corresponding author with full contact information, including fax and e-mail, if available. Your manuscripts should be sent to one of the Technical Program Chairs: D. W. Repperger (for CCA Submission), Email: D.Repperger@IEEE.ORG T. Parisini (for ISIC submission), Email: parisini@elet.polimi.it INVITED SESSIONS The Program Committee also solicits proposals for invited sessions in the above areas of applications. Each proposal for an invited session should describe the theme and scope of the proposed session and should include extended summaries (at least four pages in length) of six papers. In addition, the proposal should contain the name, affiliation , and complete address of the session organizer)(s) and of the authors of all included papers. Five (5) copies of the invited session proposals should be sent to the Chair of Invited Sessions Linda G. Bushnell. Linda G. Bushnell Army Research Office P. O. Box 12211 RTP, NC 27709-2211 Phone: (919)-549-4319 Fax: (919)-549-4354 Email: bushnell@ieee.org WORKSHOPS The Program Committee is also soliciting proposals for workshops related to the theme of the conference. Persons interested in organizing a pre-conference workshop should contact the Workshop Chair: Eduardo A. Misawa Eduardo A. Misawa Oklahoma State University School of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng. 218 Engineering North Stillwater, OK 74078-5016 Phone: (405)-744-5900 Fax: (405)-744-7873 Email: misawa@master.ceat.okstate.edu For more information, visit http://www.control.rice.edu _._________________________________________________________________________._ Contributed by: Edwin Chong (echong@ecn.purdue.edu) DX'01 12th International Workshop on Principles of Diagnosis March 7-9, 2001 Via Lattea, Italian Alps www.di.unito.it/~dx01 ************************************************************************** This international workshop series, originating within the artificial intelligence community, focuses on theories, principles and computational techniques for diagnosis, testing, reconfiguration and repair of complex systems. It also focuses on transfer of these theories, principles and techniques to industrial applications of diagnostic problem solving. This lively annual forum fosters interaction and cooperation among researchers with diverse interests and approaches to diagnosis in Artificial Intelligence, such as model-based reasoning, as well as in related areas, such as FDI and control. The workshop has traditionally adopted a single-track program, and limited the number of participants to support technical exchange and debate. We solicit papers in a variety of areas relating to diagnostic problem solving, including but not limited to: - Formal theories of diagnosis, monitoring, testing, repair, reconfiguration and related topics. - Computational methods for diagnosis, monitoring, testing, repair, reconfiguration and related topics. - Modeling: symbolic, numeric, discrete, continuous, hybrid discrete/continuous, probabilistic, functional, behavioral, qualitative, abstractions and approximations. - Computational issues: controlling combinatorial explosion, focusing strategies, limiting computation for complex systems, use of structural knowledge, use of hierarchical knowledge, abstraction and approximation techniques. - The diagnosis process: repair strategies, sensor placement, test selection, resource-bounded reasoning, real-time diagnosis, on-board autonomous operation, active testing, experiment design, predictive diagnosis, contingency planning. - Connections between diagnosis and other areas: FDI techniques, control theory, design, machine learning, nonmonotonic reasoning, planning, execution, Bayesian reasoning, Markov modeling, real time languages, software V&V, debugging, synthesis, hardware testing. - Principled applications and technology transfer: real-world applications and integrated systems in a wide range of fields including medical, chemical, mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical and electronics systems. We especially welcome insights on whether and why a specific technique succeeded (or failed) in a real context. Submission Information ---------------------- Papers must not exceed 5000 words, excluding references and abstract. The text should be in 12 point type with a minimum of 1-inch margins on both sides. Final papers must be submitted in AAAI format. Workshop notes will only be distributed to participants to facilitate resubmission of papers to conferences or journals. Authors must submit their paper's title and abstract via email to dx01@ksl.stanford.edu by November 15, 2000. A postscript or pdf file of the full paper should then be emailed to dx01@ksl.stanford.edu by November 17, 2000. Although postscript submissions are preferred, authors may also send hardcopies of their papers to Sheila McIlraith at the address below; 4 copies of each paper must be received by November 17, 2000. Please include postal addresses, electronic mail, fax, and telephone numbers on the cover page of all papers. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by January 5, 2001. Accepted papers should be revised to accommodate the referee comments before final submission for inclusion in the workshop working notes. Camera-ready copies of the final paper are due by February 5, 2001. For those who wish to attend the Workshop without submitting a paper, please email a short abstract describing your research interests to dx01@ksl.stanford.edu by November 17, 2000. Invitations will be mailed out by January 5, 2001. To promote active discussion at the workshop, attendance will be by invitation only. Workshop Program Co-chairs --------------------------- Sheila McIlraith Daniele Theseider Dupre Knowledge Systems Laboratory Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Avanzate Dept.Computer Science Universite del Piemonte Orientale Gates Bldg 2A-248 Corso Borsalino 54 Stanford University I-15100 Alessandria, Italy Stanford, CA 94305-9020, USA sam@ksl.stanford.edu dtd@mfn.unipmn.it Workshop Organization --------------------- Luca Console Dipartimento di Informatica Università di Torino Corso Svizzera 185 I-10149 Torino, Italy Luca.Console@di.unito.it Program Committee ----------------- Gautam Biswas (Vanderbilt University, USA) Dan Clancy (NASA Ames Research Center, USA) Marie Odile Cordier (IRISA, France) Adnan Darwiche (UCLA, USA) Peter Lucas (University of Aberdeen, UK) Jan Lunze (TU Hamburg-Harburg, Germany) Rob Milne (Intelligent Applications Ltd, UK) Jacky Montmain (EMA-CEA, France) Chris Price (First Earth Ltd & Univ. Aberystwyth, UK) Greg Provan (Rockwell Science Center, USA) Meera Sampath (Xerox Research (NY), USA) Peter Struss (Occ'm Software & TU Munich, Germany) Mugur Tatar (Daimler Chrysler, Germany) Takashi Washio (Mitsubishi Research Inst., Japan) Brian Williams (MIT, USA) Franz Wotava (TU Vienna, Austria) Marina Zanella (Università di Brescia, Italy) Feng Zhao (Xerox PARC, USA) Important Dates ---------------- Abstract submission deadline: November 15, 2000 Paper submission deadline: November 17, 2000 Acceptance notification: January 5, 2001 Camera-ready copy due: February 5, 2001 Workshop: March 7-9, 2001 For more and future details see www.di.unito.it/~dx01 _._________________________________________________________________________._ The End _._________________________________________________________________________._ Wed Sep 20 18:19:21 EST 2000