[robotics-worldwide] CFP: 2009 Chinese Control and Decision Conference - Guilin, China

[Veysel Gazi]

CALL FOR PAPERS 

2009 CCDC
21st Chinese Control and Decision Conference

17 - 19 June 2009, Guilin, China
http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn <http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn/> 

Organizers
-Northeastern University,  China
-IEEE Industrial Electronics (IE) Chapter, Singapore

Local Organizer
Guilin University of Electronic Technology

Chinese Control and Decision Conference (CCDC) is an annual international
conference. The 2009 Chinese Control and Decision Conference (2009 CCDC) is
the 21st of the series and will be held in Guilin, China in June 2009. Its
purpose is to create a forum for scientists, engineers and practitioners
throughout the world to present the latest advancement in Control, Decision,
Automation, Robotics and Emerging Technologies.  
2009 CCDC covers both theory and applications in all the areas of systems,
control and decision. The topics of interest include, but are not limited
to: 

Control and Decision: Adaptive control; Robust and H-infinity control;
Process control; Variable structure control; Optimal control and
optimization; Complex systems; Cooperative control; Identification and
estimation; Nonlinear systems; Intelligent systems; Discrete event systems;
Game theory; Decision-making theory and method; Decision supporting system
and production planning and scheduling; Hybrid systems; Distributed
parameter systems; Stochastic systems; Distributed control systems;
Networked control systems; Sensor network systems; Fault diagnosis and
fault-tolerant control; Delay systems; Neural networks; Fuzzy systems;
Social economy systems; Motion control; Control applications; Control
engineering education.

Automation: Man-machine interactions; Process automation; Intelligent
automation; Factory modeling and simulation; Home, laboratory and service
automation; Networkbased systems; Planning, scheduling and coordination;
Nano-scale automation and assembly; Instrumentation systems; CIMS and
manufacturing systems.

Robotics: 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; Medical robots and
bio-robotics; Human centered systems; Space and underwater robots;
Tele-robotics;

Emerging Technologies: Modeling, control and simulations of biological
systems; Biomedical instrumentation; Micro-electromechanical systems,
Electric vehicles and intelligent transportation; Integrated systems and
processes.

Invited Sessions: The Technical Program Committee is soliciting proposals
for invited sessions focusing on topics of the conference. Prospective
organizers should submit proposals to the Invited Session Chairmen,
Professor Yangquan Chen via email yqchen at ece.usu.edu or Dr Zhengguo Li
ezgli at i2r.a-star.edu.sg by 30 November , 2008.
 
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES on the State-of-Art in Control and Decision will be
delivered by
Professor Tamer Basar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor Richard H. Middleton, National University of Ireland 
Professor Gang George Yin, Wayne State University  

The Proceedings of 2009 CCDC will be included in the IEEE Xplore database
and indexed by Ei Compendex.

Important Dates:
Deadline for Full Paper submission               30 November 2008
Notification of Acceptance                       28 February 2009
Deadline for Camera Ready Manuscript Submission  15 April 2009
Deadline for Authors' Registration               15 April 2009

Please submit your papers through the conference website:
http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn <http://www.ccdc.neu.edu.cn/> .

Technical Co-Sponsors:
-IEEE Control Systems Society
-IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
-Automatic Control Society, Chinese Association of Aeronautics
-Application Society, Chinese Association of Automation
-Simulation Methods and Modeling Society, Chinese Association for System
Simulations
-Intelligent Control & Management Society, Chinese Association for
Artificial Intelligence