CALL FOR PAPERS

The 10th IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications

~CA 2008~

May 26 – 28, 2008 Québec City, Québec, Canada

SPONSORS The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) CONFERENCE CHAIR Dr. Camille Alain Rabbath – Defense Research and Development Canada, Canada KEYNOTE SPEAKER Prof. Jonathan P. How – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA SPECIAL SESSION "Robotic Applications and Control System Technologies" Dr. Mojtaba Ahmadi – Carleton University, Canada PURPOSE The 10th IASTED International Conference on Control and Applications (CA 2008) will be a major forum for international researchers and practitioners interested in all areas of control and applications. It will be an opportunity to present and observe the latest research, results, and ideas in these areas. All papers submitted to this conference will be double blind evaluated by at least two reviewers. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality and contribution. CA 2008 will be held in conjunction with the IASTED International Conferences on: Modelling and Simulation (MS 2008) Wireless and Optical Communications (WOC 2008) LOCATION Québec City is considered to be the cradle of French civilization in North America. The second oldest existing European settlement in North America, the city was founded in 1608 by explorer Samuel de Chaplain, and celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2008.

Québec City (the capital of the province of Québec) is one of Canada’s most beautiful cities. Its Old Quarter is the only walled city in North America, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other attractions include historical sites like the Plains of Abraham (site of an important battle between French and English forces in 1759) as well as the Québec Parliament (the Assemblée nationale du Quebéc) and the landmark Château Frontenac. Visiting Québec City is an experience you’ll never forget. SCOPE Topics will include, but are not limited to:

• Control Theory • Stability • Linear Control • Non-Linear Control • Optimization • Identification and Estimation • Intelligent Control • Adaptive Control • Predictive Control • Fuzzy Control • Control using Neural Networks • Genetic Algorithms • Process Control • Re-Configurable Control Systems • Stochastic Control • Robust Control • Variable Structure Control • Virtual Reality in Control • Robotics • Real Time Systems • Fault Detection • Modelling and Simulation • Control Education • Discrete Events and Hybrid Systems • Mechatronics • Bio-Engineering • Environmental Systems • Vehicles and Transportation Systems • Power Systems Applications • Control of Distributed Parameter Systems • UAV/UGV/UUV Control • Cooperative Control Systems • Decision • Digital Control • Heuristics in Control Applications

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE E.H. Abed - University of Maryland, USA A.M. Agogino - University of California, Berkeley, USA M. Ahmadi - Carleton University, Canada I. Al-Bahadly - Massey University, New Zealand

M. Aldeen - University of Melbourne, Australia F.M. AL-Sunni - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia S. Balakrishnan - University of Manitoba, Canada R.T. Bambang - Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia E. Barbieri - University of Houston, USA S. Bhatnagar - Indian Institute of Science, India S.P. Bhattacharyya - Texas A&M University, USA M. Boumedine - University of the Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands A. Bui - University of British Columbia, Canada D. Cai - Iwate Prefectural University, Japan R. Castro-Linares - CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico F.R. Chang - National Taiwan University, Taiwan T.S. Chang - University of California, Davis, USA J. Chen - University of California, Riverside, USA X. Chen - University of Windsor, Canada X. Chen - Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan Y.H. Chen - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA R.A. de Callafon - University of California, San Diego, USA J.A. de Souza - University of Beira Interior, Portugal R. Devanathan - Hindustan College of Engineering, India Z. Ding - University of Manchester, United Kingdom A. Dourado - University of Coimbra Polo II, Portugal D. Efimov - Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia M.J. Er - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore I. Erkmen - Middle East Technical University, Turkey F. Fahimi - University of Alberta, Canada P. Fu - University of California, Riverside, USA S.S. Ge - National University of Singapore, Singapore L. Giovanini - University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom P. Goulart - Imperial College, London, UK D. Graupe - University of Illinois, Chicago, USA K.M. Grigoriadis - University of Houston, USA S. Guan - Brunel University, United Kingdom A. Guez - Drexel University, USA N. Hori - University of Tsukuba, Japan H. Hu - University of Essex, United Kingdom H. Jaddu - Al-Quds University, Israel M. Jamshidi - University of Texas, San Antonio, USA J.G. Juang - National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan J. Kacprzyk - Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland R. Katebi - University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom L. Keviczky - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary A. Kugi - Vienna University of Technology, Austria I. Lasiecka - University of Virginia, USA M. Lauzon - Defence Research and Development Canada, Valcartier, Canada N. Léchevin - Defence Research and Development Canada, Valcartier, Canada H.H. Liu - University of Toronto, Canada Y.S. Lu - National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan R. Luus - University of Toronto, Canada D. Margolis - University of California, Davis, USA H.J. Marquez - University of Alberta, Canada

P.H. Meckl - Purdue University, USA Y. Morita - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan A.W. Ordys - Kingston University in London, United Kingdom S. Ozcelik - Texas A&M University, Kingsville, USA I. Papamichail - Technical University of Crete, Greece G. Parker - Michigan Technological University, USA K. Poolla - University of California, Berkeley, USA L. Rodrigues - Concordia University, Canada G. Romero-Galvan - Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico J.J. Ruiz Leon - CINVESTAV, Mexico I. Rusnak - RAFAEL Armament Development Authority Ltd., Israel A. Sala Piqueras - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain R. Sanz - Technical University of Madrid, Spain J.Z. Sasiadek - Carleton University, Canada H.M. Schwartz - Carleton University, Canada Y. Shi - University of Saskatchewan, Canada N. Shimkin - Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel V. Shin - Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea J. Smieja - Silesian University of Technology, Poland T.M. Sobh - University of Bridgeport, USA B. Sohlberg - Dalarna University, Sweden J. Štecha - Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic C.Y. Su - Concordia University, Canada W. Su - South China University of Technology, PRC K.K. Tan - National University of Singapore, Singapore N. Tan - Inonu University, Turkey G. Tao - University of Virginia, USA A. Tayebi - Lakehead University, Canada J.S. Tsai - National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan V.I. Utkin - Ohio State University, USA J. Vittek - University of Zilina, Slovakia Z. Vukic - University of Zagreb, Croatia Q.G. Wang - National University of Singapore, Singapore Z. Wang - Brunel University, United Kingdom K. Wojciechowski - Silesian University of Technology, Poland J. Wu - University of Windsor, Canada J. Wu - Zhejiang University, PR China Q.C. Wu - University of Manitoba, Canada Y. Wu - Pennsylvania State University, USA T. Yamamoto - Hiroshima University, Japan E.E. Yaz - Marquette University, USA W. Zhan - Texas A&M University, USA Y. Zhang - Concordia University, Canada A.C. Zolotas - Loughborough University, United Kingdom PAPER SUBMISSIONS Initial Papers Submit your paper via our website at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/submit-622.html. All submissions should be in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by January 15, 2008. Receipt of paper submission will be confirmed by email.

Complete the online initial paper submission form designating an author who will attend the conference and providing four key words to indicate the subject area of your paper. At least one of the key words must be taken from the list of topics provided under Scope. Initial paper submissions should be approximately six pages. Formatting instructions are available at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-initial.htm. All papers submitted to IASTED conferences must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during IASTED's review period. Authors are limited to a maximum of three paper submissions. Authors are responsible for having their papers checked for style and grammar prior to submission to IASTED. Papers may be rejected if the language is not satisfactory. Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by February 15, 2008. Final manuscripts are due by April 1, 2008. Registration and final payment are due by April 8, 2008. Late registration fees or paper submissions will result in the papers being excluded from the conference proceedings. Final Papers Send your final manuscripts via email to: finalpapers@iasted.org. The subject line for the final manuscript submission must include your six-digit paper number. The formatting instructions can be found at: http://www.iasted.org/formatting-final.htm and must be strictly followed. The page limit for final papers is six single-spaced pages in 10 point Times New Roman font. Only one paper of up to six pages is included in the regular registration fee. There will be an added charge for extra pages and additional papers. TUTORIALS Proposals for three-hour tutorials should be submitted online by January 15, 2008. Tutorials are to be submitted via the following website address: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/tutorialsubmit-622.html. A tutorial proposal should clearly indicate the topic, background knowledge expected of the participants, objectives, time allocations for the major course topics, and the qualifications of the instructor(s). SPECIAL SESSIONS Persons wishing to organize a special session should submit a proposal via email to: calgary@iasted.org. Proposals should include a session title, a list of the topics covered, and the qualifications and brief biography of the session organizer(s). Papers submitted to the special session must be received by January 15, 2008, unless otherwise stipulated by the Special Session Organizer. A minimum of five papers must be registered and fully paid in order for this session to be included in the conference program. More information on special sessions is available at: http://www.iasted.org/conferences/specialsession-622.html. IMPORTANT DEADLINES Submissions due January 15, 2008 Notification February 15, 2008 Camera-ready manuscripts due April 1, 2008 Registration Deadline April 8, 2008 For more information or to be placed on our mailing list, please contact:

IASTED Secretariat – CA 2008 B6, Suite 101, Dieppe Avenue SW Calgary, AB, Canada T3E 7J9 Tel: 403-288-1195, Fax: 403-247-6851 Email: calgary@iasted.com, Web site: http://www.iasted.org