Submitted Open Invited Tracks

Summary of all submitted open invited tracks (by CC order)

To submit a contribution to an open invited track, follow the submission procedure using the given track code. Contributions can be IFAC-standard papers, surveys or extended abstracts. See the call for papers for details about submission types and categories. Contributions to an Open Invited Track need not necessarily to be submitted to the same coordinating committee as reported in the table. Authors are free to choose the most appropriate Coordinating Committee and Technical Committee for their contribution

SYSTEMS AND SIGNALS

DESIGN METHODS

COMPUTERS, COGNITION AND COMMUNICATION

MECHATRONICS, ROBOTICS AND COMPONENTS

MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS SYSTEMS

PROCESS AND POWER SYSTEMS

TRANSPORTATION AND VEHICLES SYSTEMS

BIO AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

SOCIAL SYSTEMS

JD-MACS

Details about each open invited track

Title: Time-Delays and PDEs
Track proposed by: Emilia Fridman (Tel Aviv University), Hitay Ozbay (Bilkent University)
Abstract: In many engineering applications and natural processes involving distributed parameter systems, the underlying mathematical model is described by Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), or time delays, or both. The proposed track will create a discussion forum for the presentation of challenging issues and new results dealing with the coupling between PDEs and time delays. New analysis and design techniques, as well as new interesting application examples are invited for submission to this track.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: td3e1
Full description:  PDF

Title:   Dependable Control of Discrete Systems
Track proposed by: Jean-Marc Faure (Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France) and Yiannis Papadopoulos (University of Hull, United Kingdom)
Abstract: The aim of this track is to provide the communities of Dependability Analysis and of DES (Discrete Event Systems) with an opportunity to exchange information and new ideas, and to discuss new developments in the field of Dependable Control of Discrete Event Systems. Researches in this field are driven by the needs of many different application domains, such as production systems, automotive and other transportation systems, embedded and cyber-physical systems, power production and distribution, healthcare and assisted living. Gathering researchers of the two communities, this track will favor exchanges and will contribute to a better interdisciplinary approach for dependability improvement.
Works focusing on dependability improvement when designing and implementing the system ("off-line" approaches) as well as during system operation ("on-line" approaches) will be considered. The track will cover all topics related to specification, design, implementation and operation of dependable controllers for critical DES, including (but not limited to) the following:

• Recent advances in fault-forecasting methods for dynamic systems
• Formal methods for timed and probabilistic systems
• Modelling and analysis of stochastic systems
• Monitoring, FDI and diagnosis of discrete event systems
• Fault-tolerant control of DES Reconfiguration of DES
• Opacity and security
• Dependable control of loosely connected and large systems of systems
• Interdisciplinary approaches for dependability improvement
• Applications including (but not limited to) the following: manufacturing and production systems, automotive and transportation systems and infrastructures, power plants, mechatronics, embedded and cyber-physical systems, healthcare and assisted living

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: v263i
Full description:  PDF

Title: Interval estimation applied to diagnosis and control of uncertain systems
Track proposed by: Tarek Raissi (CNAM, France) and Denis Efimov (INRIA, France)
Abstract: This open invited track has a goal to bring together and to present the last innovative results for design methods of set-membership and interval estimation, with their applications to robust control and Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) of complex uncertain systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: yb11w
Full description: PDF

Title:  Event-triggered and self-triggered control
Track proposed by: W.P.M.H. Heemels (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands), S. Hirche (Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany), and K.H. Johansson (KTH, Sweden)
Abstract: Recent developments in computer and communication technologies are leading to an increasingly networked and wireless world. This raises new challenging questions in the context of networked control and cyber-physical systems, especially when the computation, communication, and energy resources of the system are limited. To efficiently use the available resources, it is desirable to limit the control actions to instances when the system really needs attention. Unfortunately, the classical time-triggered control paradigm is based on performing sensing and actuation actions periodically in time (irrespective of the state of the system) rather than when the system needs attention. Therefore, it is of interest to consider event-triggered control (ETC) and self-triggered control (STC) as alternative paradigms that trigger control actions based on the system state, output, or other available information. ETC and STC can thus be seen as control strategies introducing feedback in the sensing, communication, and actuation processes. To enable the wide exploitation of these aperiodic control concepts in various domains, there is a strong need for both a rigorous system theory and proof-of-concepts of the main ideas in experimental and real-life applications. To support the development of this system theory and stimulate the application of ETC and STC, we organise a special track in the IFAC World Congress that will present recent advances in the area of ETC and STC and their applications.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  179fp
Full description:  PDF

Title: Exhibition of Demonstrators for Educational purposes in Control sciences
Track proposed by: Laurent Autrique (LARIS), Sebastian Dormido (UNED)
Abstract: This open invited track is focused on the exhibition of educational devices in order to promote the excellence of colleagues involved in learning process of control concepts. The exhibition will highlight the future applicative trends of automation and control teaching in academia or for professional degrees. A specific aspect is related to virtual and remote labs in control.
Web site: laris.univ-angers.fr/fr/vie-unite/educational-demonstrators.html
Code for submitting contributions: 3nr6q
Full description:  PDF

Title: Modelling, identification and control of quantum systems
Track proposed by: Daoyi Dong (University of New South Wales, Australia), Naoki Yamamoto (Keio University, Japan), Rebing Wu (Tsinghua University, China)
Abstract:  The emerging field of quantum technology is generating important impacts on our life. The development of theory and methods for modelling, identification and control of quantum systems is a key task for developing practical quantum technology. This open invited track provides a forum for idea exchange in the emerging research area of modelling, identification and control of quantum systems, as well as their applications to experimental quantum technologies.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 5mny2
Full description:  PDF

Title: Analysis, Numerics, Control of Nonsmooth and Set-Valued Dynamical Systems
Track proposed by:  Bernard Brogliato (INRIA Rhone-Alpes, France), Kanat Camlibel (University of Groningen, Netherlands), Aneel Tanwani (LAAS CNRS, France)
Abstract:  From system-theoretic viewpoint, the concept of set-valued operators first appeared in defining generalized gradients for non-differentiable functions, and the study of appropriate regularization of discontinuous vector fields. These fundamental ideas have gradually progressed into currently active fields of nonsmooth optimization and set-valued dynamical systems. The purpose of this session is to demonstrate the utility of convex and nonsmooth analyses for studying certain problems related to stability, control and state estimation of set-valued systems. This may include, but is not limited to, designing algorithms for simulation of such systems, stability and perturbation analyses, or addressing control and observer design problems in continuous and discrete-time. The articles are to be specifically focused on using set-valued methods, variational techniques, and discontinuity analysis in the context of studying convergence of numerical algorithms, Lyapunov-based stability arguments, or solving regulation/estimation problems; hence contributing towards bridging the gap between nonsmooth analysis and control theory.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 6bipx
Full description:  PDF

Title: IS alignment for Enterprise Resource Planning systems
Track proposed by:  Virginie Goepp (INSA, Strasbourg), Valérie Botta-Genoulaz (INSA, Lyon)
Abstract:  Nowadays information systems (IS) are more and more based on off-the-shelf- products like Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Due to its standard nature the alignment between the standard software package and the real needs of the company integrating such a system has to be managed all along the ERP project and usage lifecycle. This alignment problem also exists in the case of shifting from full ERP based information systems to alternative solutions such as open source, best of bread or software as a service approaches for example. The target of this open invited track is to make a point on the research on IS alignment including both the ERP project and ERP usage.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 849f1
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Title:  Tools and demonstrators for Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems
Track proposed by: Sébastien Lahaye (Université d'Angers,France), Cristian Mahulea (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain), Laurent Pietrac (INSA Lyon, France)
Abstract: This open invited track is focused on the exhibition of tools and demonstrators for Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems. It aims at providing an opportunity to exhibit and promote realizations implementing formal techniques from discrete-event and hybrid systems theory.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  f9s43
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Multi-objective optimization techniques in control systems engineering
Track proposed by:  Gilberto Reynoso-Meza (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana), Helem Sabina Sanchez (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona), Javier Sanchis (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia), Ramon Vilanova (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)
Abstract:  Control engineering problems are generally multi-objective problems; that means that there are several specifications and requirements that must be fulfilled, often in conflict. A traditional approach for calculating a solution with a desired trade-off is defining an optimization statement. Multi-objective optimization techniques deal with such problem from a particular perspective by searching for a set of potentially preferable solutions: the so called Pareto set. The designer may then analyse the trade-off among solutions in this set, and select the most preferable alternative according to the problem at hand. The aim of this open track is to provide the opportunity among practitioners to exchange ideas and to share potential applications of multi-objective optimization techniques in control systems engineering. This track focuses on using or extracting information from a Pareto front approximation, in order to solve a control problem. Topics covered (but not limited to) include insights, tools and theoretical developments on:

• Multi-objective problem definition
• Multi-objective optimization process
• Multi-criteria decision making stage
• Control applications

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  6ad17
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Observation, Diagnosis and Control of Electrical Systems
Track proposed by:  M. Ghanes, B. Marinescu and M. Hilairet
Abstract:  Observation, diagnosis and control including energy management methods are central in electrical systems. The main areas under study are Renewable Energy, Vehicle, Grids, Avionic, DC-AC Machines, Static Power Converters, Energy Sources/Storage, but not only. This open invited track proposal is intended to be an opportunity to exchange on the most recent advances.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: ue8u3
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Cyber-physical systems for future industrial systems
Track proposed by:  Olivier Cardin, Paulo Leitao, Andréa Thomas, Damien Trentesaux
Abstract:  Cyber-physical Systems (CPS) are networks of autonomous entities merging the physical and digital worlds. They are able to interact with their environment in a dynamic way. The integration of CPS in industrial systems offers great perspectives towards agility and sustainability of these systems. The area of research covered by CPS is large and covers many domains such as intelligent manufacturing systems, industrial agents, product-driven systems, service-oriented architectures, cloud computing, big data, machine-to-machine (M2M) or holonic manufacturing systems. The aim of this track is to bring together the wide communities working on different aspects of CPS-based future industrial systems. The development of such systems and their impact on industrial systems is still under study. This track intends to be the place for a crossover between the different topics that are addressed in this objective, from logistics to automation, from Multi-Agent or Cybernetic Systems to human factors.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 18y9d
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Flow control strategies and applications
Track proposed by:  Christophe Airiau, Rudibert King, Bernd R Noack
Abstract:  Fluid flow control problems exist in a multitude of applications including ground, maritime and airborne transportation, renewable energy, like wind- or water-turbines, mitigation of combustion instabilities and improvement of industrial processes in which fluid flows or heat transfer convection are present. Flow control rapidly progresses by exciting multidisciplinary activities with researchers from fluid mechanics, physics, applied mathematics, computer sciences (machine learning) and control theory. Each discipline brings in its own knowledge and understandings of the problem. This track shall fertilize cross-disciplinary interactions. Topics covered include (but not limited) theoretical, numerical and experimental developments on flow control with :

• Feedback and robust control
• Adaptive or model-free control
• Machine learning, genetic algorithms, any evolutionary algorithms
• Model-based control (reduced-order model : ODE, PDE)
• Direct Numerical Simulations (of Navier-Stokes equations)
• Turbulence control and nonlinear flow control
• Coupling approaches

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: qc7gv
Full description:  PDF 

Title:  Diagnosis Techniques on Discrete Event Systems
Track proposed by: Mohamed Ghazel, Dimitri Lefebvre, Shigemasa Takai
Abstract: This open invited track aims to bring together researchers working on the diagnosis of discrete event systems. The track offers an opportunity to present the recent results and applications regarding model-based diagnosis techniques with various related issues: diagnosability analysis, online diagnosis, state estimation, etc.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  t38qn
Full description:  PDF 

Title: A Civilian Aircraft Landing Challenge
Track proposed by:  Jean-Marc Biannic (Onera), Josep Boada Bauxell (Airbus)
Abstract:  Please, download the latest version from October (a bug has been fixed). From the early developments of the A320 program, thanks to Fly-By-Wire systems, Automatic Control techniques have significantly contributed to improve flight performance and safety of civilian aircraft. Today, most of the flight segments can be managed quite efficiently by the autopilot. However, the final approach and landing phases still remain critical in poor visibility and strong wind conditions. Based on a realistic nonlinear model of a civil transport aircraft in full configuration, the objective of the proposed challenge is to design an autopilot system to enable a correct landing despite parametric variations and maximized cross wind conditions. The model together with trimming and linearization routines and a baseline controller can be downloaded from the SMAC project website (w3.onera.fr/smac) in the aerospace benchmarks section.
Web site: w3.onera.fr/smac/?q=aircraftModel
Code for submitting contributions:  1w92k
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Title: Recent trends in modeling, estimation and control with PDEs
Track proposed by:  Thomas Meurer (Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel), Yann Le Gorrec (FEMTO-ST)
Abstract:  Although analysis of distributed parameter systems has a long history and tradition, they have in recent years evolved as one of the fundamental mathematical descriptions of many technical processes and scientific observations. The distributed parameter description in terms of partial differential equations (PDEs) is an essential ingredient of the modeling and analysis process if the spatial or property-related distribution of the process variables can no longer be neglected. As a result, control and observer design has to explicitly take into account the resulting spatial temporal system dynamics. With the proposed open invited track entitled ,,Recent trends in modeling, estimation and control with PDEs'' the organizers aim to realize a joint forum addressing the very recent developments in this field. To foster the methodological developments it is desired to also include application papers that provide case studies illustrating and confirming the increasing interest in modeling, estimation and control approaches for systems governed by PDEs.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  xiqyk
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Intelligent decision systems in the wood-products industry
Track proposed by:  A. Thomas
Abstract:  The wood-products industry is subject to major uncertainties coming from dynamic product innovation, volatile markets, and wood material quality variations. These characteristics lead to specific decision processes which have to take into account not only demand but also quality, material, and temporal variabilities. Moreover, the inherent divergent production processes also induce specificities in decision processes. This open invited track is aimed at decision, innovation, and quality control processes relative to the first and the second wood transformation processes, from wood supply to final products distribution.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 5767b
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Title: Control of Airborne Wind Energy Systems
Track proposed by:  A. Hably, A. Trofino, M. Diehl, L. Fagiano
Abstract:  Airborne wind energy is an emerging field in the landscape of innovative renewable energy systems that has experienced an ever-increasing development in the last decade. Today, a thriving multi-disciplinary community of researchers and technologists in academia and industry all over the world is well-established. The delivered research results are gradually assessing and eliminating feasibility risks and improving our understanding of airborne wind energy systems, ultimately bringing these concepts closer and closer to industrialization. The claimed advantages of these systems are lower installation costs, higher capacity factors, higher density of generated power per unit area of occupied land, and higher flexibility with respect to the current established renewable technologies, up to a level that could render airborne wind energy competitive with fossil fuels without the need for political and economic incentives. Airborne wind energy is also an umbrella name for a series of different technologies, which all share the peculiarity that the energy-harvesting component of the system is not supported by a static, rigid structure, rather it is linked to the ground by tethers and kept airborne by means of automatic control systems. Indeed, a common aspect of all airborne wind energy systems is the crucial role played by control, in its broader sense. Modeling, identification, estimation, control and optimization methods are enabling the development of this field, which at the same time is presenting new challenges to the controls community. The goal of this open track session at the 2017 IFAC World Congress is to bring together researchers from industry and academia to present and share their latest advancements and discuss the current and future research and development needs in this timely and thriving field.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: t167v
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Control and coordination for synchromodal transport systems
Track proposed by:  R. Negenborn, S. Sacone, S. Siri
Abstract:  Synchromodal freight transport is a recent idea, corresponding to an advanced concept of intermodal freight transport, relying on mode-free booking services, on-line planning and real-time exible selection of the transport modalities on the basis of the current logistics information. The efficient management of this type of transport requires very complex and sophisticated optimization and control methods. This Open Track for the IFAC 2017 World Congress will provide an opportunity for researchers to discuss and compare innovative control approaches for integrated synchromodal freight transport, as well as for (distributed) control for seaport hubs, container terminal, and intermodal terminals; (distributed) control for road vehicles and road networks; (distributed) control for vessels, locks, and water networks; and (distributed) control for rail systems, trains and rail networks.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: t8phq
Full description:  PDF 

Title:  Simple Adaptive Control
Track proposed by:I. Barkana, A. L. Fradkov, I. Mizumoto
Abstract: Since the 1970s, control engineers seek for solutions avoiding the need for large dynamical order and complex computations and, therefore, better suitable for application in real world systems. Designers often call their findings 'Simple Adaptive Control'. According to Web of Science more than 150 papers in peer reviewed journals have words Simple Adaptive Control in the title currently. The proposed OIT invites prospective authors to present both their contributions to the theoretical problems related to stability and performance and the detailed presentation of their particular applications dealing with adaptive controllers of low dynamical order with small number of tuned parameters.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  5317s
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Linear Parameter Varying Systems: modelling, analysis, observation, control, diagnosis and applications
Track proposed by:  Roland Töth, Olivier Sename
Abstract:  Linear Parameter Varying systems have state space representations that depend on time-varying parameters. This class of systems allows representing several types of systems such as non-linear systems, switching systems, multi-models… This track aims at presenting recent results in the field of LPV systems and applications. The topics will cover several areas concerning LPV systems: modelling, analysis, observation, control and diagnosis. Some of the important keywords include:

• Modelling and Identification of LPV systems How to obtain LPV systems from: nonlinear systems, switching systems, time-delay systems, sampled-data systems, systems with saturation, uncertain systems, polynomial systems…
• Model reduction for LPV systems
• Analysis of LPV systems: stability and stabilization, robustness issues, geometric approaches, structural analysis
• Observation, Control of LPV systems: Observer design, Hinf control, optimal control, Model Predictive Control, virtual reference feedback tuning…
• Fault Diagnosis and Fault-tolerant control of LPV systems: fault detection, fault estimation, fault tolerant control ...
• Applications Automotive, aerospace, robotics, chemical processes, biological systems, energy and nuclear, network controlled-systems...

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  biii1
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Nonlinear System Identification Benchmarks
Track proposed by: M. Schoukens, J-P. Noël
Abstract:  This open invited track is structured around three benchmark systems featuring state-of-the-art challenges in nonlinear system identification, namely dynamic nonlinearity, process noise, and short data record. They are a Bouc-Wen hysteretic system, a Wiener-Hammerstein system with process noise, and a cascaded tanks setup, respectively. The invited track website functions as a platform providing detailed information regarding the three benchmark problems, and making available numerical and experimental data sets together with identification and validation guidelines. The invited track follows the success of the Workshop on Nonlinear System Identification Benchmarks organised in Brussels, April 25-27, 2016, on the same subject. Solicited contributions should describe solutions to one or several of these benchmark problems. In particular, comparative overviews of methods would be particularly appreciated. The objective of this invited track is to advance the current knowledge in nonlinear system identification by encouraging the exchange of ideas and the establishment of formal collaborations between the systems and control, mechanical and machine learning communities. These three communities have developed over the years various and numerous nonlinear modeling approaches driven by the different backgrounds, constraints and end-uses. Moreover, they generally focus on different aspects of the modeling problem as they face different limiting factors in terms of model quality and identification cost. This is why we believe that, by promoting interaction through the benchmark setups, significant benefit can be mutually gained.
Web site: http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~mschouke/IFAC2017_BenchmarkTrack.html
Code for submitting contributions: u5979
Full description:  PDF 

Title:  Hybrid Control Synthesis for Multi-Robot Systems
Track proposed by:Dimos V. Dimarogonas, Jana Tumova
Abstract: Recent developments in hybrid control synthesis for single-robot systems have enabled the consideration of rich objectives and at the same time provable guarantees on their satisfaction, both in static and dynamic environments. The adoption of this framework in multi-robot systems is, however, not straightforward. While centralized approaches are computationally infeasible, distributed approaches are challenging due to dependencies between the agents and collaborative nature of the desired tasks. This invited track aims to present recent advances on the fusion of cooperative control and discrete task planning in multi-robot systems leading towards an efficient, distributed, adaptive control synthesis framework for multi-agent systems with rich objectives.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  v9hy7
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Title: Embedded Predictive Control and Optimization
Track proposed by:  Sorin Olaru, Tor Arne Johansen, Eric C. Kerrigan, Moritz Diehl
Abstract:  Embedded predictive control and optimization cover the design methodologies and technologies for solving optimal control or estimation problems by considering the limited resources imposed by real-time constraints or by the dedicated hardware of a specific industrial application. There are multiple aspects driving the research on this topic and which have witnessed significant advances: control problem formulations that lead to efficient embedded optimization algorithms; developments on the numerical methods; computer aided embedded optimization tools; embedded optimization software and hardware implementation technologies. This open invited track session will welcome contributions on these topics and offer a forum for discussions between the participants from industry and academia.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions:  2cyk7
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Title: Fractional Order Systems Theory and Applications
Track proposed by:  Yong Wang, Dingyu Xue, Donglian Qi, Junguo Lu, Yan Li
Abstract:  Fractional order calculus is the natural generalization of classical integer order calculus. By the aid of fractional order calculus tools for modelling and control of dynamic systems, we can be "more optimale" as already documented in the literature. An interesting remark is that, more and more "anomalous" phenomena have been reported, even complained, under the framework of traditional integer order calculus, but in applied fractional order calculus community, it is now more widely accepted that the “anomalous” is normal in nature. Nonetheless, so many issues still need to be taken into a deeper consideration, such as, the physical meaning, initial value problem, and infinite energy storage. We believe, beneficial uses of this versatile mathematical tool of fractional order calculus in practical applications are possible and even indispensable, and fractional order calculus may become an enabler for new science discoveries. As the only fractional order session in IFAC world congress, this track, with its revealing content and up-to-date developments, joins the utmost proof for this distinctive tendency of adoption of fractional order calculus. It is our sincere hope that this track will become a milestone of a significant trend in the future development of classical and modern control theory.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 6368j
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Green Technologies for a cleaner production
Track proposed by:  Eric Rondeau, Jean-Philippe Georges, Frédérique Mayer
Abstract:  The future world challenges include impact of technological development and new emerging technologies on environment and require an enormous effort to efficiently address air, water, food and energy challenges. The smart 2020 report written by the international climate group recommends to intensively deploy Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) both for enhancing the monitoring of environment and human activities (industry, building, transport, etc.) and for istributed smart ICT systems for enabling to mitigate the pollution, the waste, food quality and supply, energy constraints, etc. Moreover, the traditional methodologies in distributed system engineering have to be adapted and reviewed for minimizing the ICT footprint on the environment in terms of carbon emission, radio wave propagation, waste, technological pollution, energy efficiency, resource reuse, etc. Thus, ICT system engineering has to be globally rethought in the context of new business paradigm as the circular economy. The major effort of Engineering focuses then on the resource efficiency. The objective of Open Invited Track “Green Technologies for a cleaner production” is to share original research, industrial and education contributions on these related topics:

• Green Technologies : Green software, Green networking, Green storage, Green ICT architecture (Internet/web of things, big data, etc.).
• Greening by ICT / Cleaner production: Smart industries, Smart cities, Smart building, Smart grid, renewable energy, Smart logistic, Environmental management.
• Eco-design: Systemic approach, Life cycle management, Circular economy, Obsolescence, Biomimicry, Green metrics & evaluation, Standardization.
• Sustainable Society: Service economy, Digital divide, Open data, ICT & Ethics, Education.

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 12v19
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Analysis and Control of Large-Scale Complex Networked Systems
Track proposed by:  Xiaofan Wang, Wei Ren, Mario di Bernardo
Abstract:  In the past two decades, there have been more and more research interests in the analysis and control of large-scale complex networked systems, with application to communication networks, power grids, transportation networks, biological networks, social networks and so on. The aim of this track is to bring together different communities working on different aspects of complex networked systems. The track will discuss some fundamental issues on control of complex networks, including controllability and observability of complex networks, mathematical and algorithmic tools for analysis and design of large-scale networked systems, and potential applications to real-world systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: g48g3
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Iterative Learning Control and Repetitive Control: Theoretical Advances and Emerging Applications
Track proposed by:  Tom Oomen, Kira Barton, Sandipan Mishra, Bing Chu
Abstract:  Iterative Learning Control (ILC) and Repetitive Control enable improved tracking performance on repeated trajectories by updating the control on each iteration using measured signals from the previous task. Several frameworks have been developed, and these can be applied to a myriad of engineering systems that operate repeatedly on the same trajectory, especially in manufacturing, robotics, data storage systems, process control, etc. The aim of this session is to bring together researchers working on different frameworks, addressing theoretical advances and/or new and nontraditional application areas.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: n985a
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Title: Knowledge Management Applications for control & automation
Track proposed by:  Davy Monticolo, Laurent Geneste, Aline De Abreu, Pedro Felipe De Abreu, Frédérique Mayer
Abstract:  Nowadays, the research issues in knowledge management for industrial organizations are based on the development of new approaches, new technologies and modes of interaction in the engineering project teams. In a highly Web environment, these teams have to use and invent new solutions to improve knowledge transfer, storage and retrieval. The technologies and methods continue to get more and more diverse. At the same time, the types of online communities with high levels of interaction become more and more multi-dimensional. To optimize organizational performance and further promote knowledge innovation and knowledge management in industrial organizations, new and expanded strategies for sharing knowledge within and between knowledge communities are required. This track offers the opportunity to exchange ideas about new knowledge management applications. The track will allow sharing experiences and interacting between researchers and engineers.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 62y2r
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Title: Stability, control and observation on non-uniform time domain
Track proposed by:  Mohamed Djemai, Michael Defoort
Abstract:  The main objective of this invited open track is to exhibit recent developments in methodologies, techniques, and applications for systems evolving on non-uniform time domain including issues such as integral inequalities on time scales, stability analysis, control and observation of nonlinear and/or switched systems on non-uniform time domains, etc. Both theoretical and application results are sought for. A second objective of the session is to provide a platform for academic and industrial communities to exchange their latest results and to identify main issues and challenges for future investigation on time scale theory for dynamical systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: x3114
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Control of Physiological Systems in Medicine: Models, Identification and Clinical Application
Track proposed by:  Thomas Desaive, Steffen Leonhardt, Neil D. Evans, Christopher Pretty, Michael Chappell, Paul D Docherty, Teresa Mendonca, J. Geoffrey Chase
Abstract:  This session focuses on the convergence of technological advance and aging population demographics as they impact clinical medical practice. Aging populations have put increased stress on medical resources with a greater demand for critical care and other acute care treatment starting to exceed availability in many first world nations. At the same time, the past 20 years have seen a tremendous growth in the application of technology to clinical practice, as well as in the computing power available in every-day and medical devices.
However, despite these changes, the practice of medicine, particularly in the diagnostic and therapy selection parts of practice have seen little change in the past 30 years. At the same time clinical practice is under increasing strain due to limited resources. Hence there is significant opportunity to augment and (partially) automate diagnosis and therapy selection using patient specific modeling. This opportunity is particularly relevant in high cost acute care wards, such as the intensive care unit (ICU), where significant clinical decisions must be made rapidly by staff under increasing demand for their time. However applications can spread across a variety of clinical wards and outpatient settings, as well as across a variety of biological systems not restricted just to humans.
Hence, there has been some recent growth in the use of models to help test and evaluate new hypotheses in the physiological development of diseases. This trend has been most notable in the analysis of drug therapy pharmacokinetics and in the study of metabolic disorders. This session therefore examines the application of models to medical practice, in both research and clinical practice, through all critical modeling steps from model derivation to patient specific parameter identification to the clinical validation.
The goal of research in this area is to unleash the potential of patient specific physiological or systems biology models to improve care. Given the growing potential for the clinical use of such model-based methods, it is a good time to examine them in greater detail.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 5hy1a
Full description:  PDF 

Title: Control and Imaging for Devices and Systems in Medicine: Models, Identification and Clinical Application
Track proposed by:  Thomas Schauer, Marcos de Sales Guerra Tsuzuki, Balazs Benyo, Geoffrey W. Rodgers, Knut Moeller, Christopher Pretty, Steffen Leonhardt, Berno Misgeld, J. Geoffrey Chase
Abstract:  This session focuses on the convergence of technological advance and aging population demographics as they impact clinical medical practice. Aging populations have put increased stress on medical resources with a greater demand for critical care and other acute care treatment starting to exceed availability in many first world nations. At the same time, the past 20 years have seen a tremendous growth in the application of technology to clinical practice, as well as in the computing power available in every-day and medical devices.
However, despite these changes, the practice of medicine, particularly in the diagnostic and therapy selection parts of practice have seen little change in the past 30 years. At the same time clinical practice is under increasing strain due to limited resources. Hence there is significant opportunity to augment and (partially) automate diagnosis and therapy selection using patient specific modeling. This opportunity is particularly relevant in high cost acute care wards, such as the intensive care unit (ICU), where significant clinical decisions must be made rapidly by staff under increasing demand for their time. However applications can spread across a variety of clinical wards and outpatient settings, as well as across a variety of biological systems not restricted just to humans.
Hence, there has been some recent growth in the use of models to help test and evaluate new hypotheses in the physiological development of diseases. This trend has been most notable in the analysis of drug therapy pharmacokinetics and in the study of metabolic disorders. This session therefore examines the application of models to medical practice, in both research and clinical practice, through all critical modeling steps from model derivation to patient specific parameter identification to the clinical validation with a focus on the medical devices and systems used to provide that care.
Given the growing potential for the clinical use of such model-based methods, it is a good time to examine them in greater detail. This session thus takes a very clinical applications oriented approach, including examining problems that arise from different types of clinical data, as well as the impact on outcomes.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 32y33
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Title: Design of Fault Diagnosis and Fault-Tolerant Control methods in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Fleet
Track proposed by:  Didier Theilliol, Marcin Witczak, Youmin Zhang
Abstract:  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Fleet are gaining more and more attention during the last a few years due to their important contributions and cost-effective applications in several tasks such as monitoring, surveillance, search, rescue missions, as well as military and security applications. Faults or failures such as defects in components, instruments, controllers and/or control loop can cause undesired reactions and consequences as damage to technical parts of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, to the environment but also directly to human life in metropolitan space. Thus, fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control are extremely important in this emerging area. The objective of this Open Invited track session aims at presenting the recent significant advances, development and application in the design of Fault Diagnosis (FD) and Fault-Tolerant Control (FTC) methods, devoted to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle/Fleet. The Open Invited track session will considered linear and nonlinear techniques for modeling, fault diagnosis, fault-tolerant control, path and trajectory planning/re-planning, cooperative/formation flight guidance, navigation and control.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 7t459
Full description:  PDF 

Title: The Legacy of A. M. Lyapunov to Systems and Control Theory. 110 years of the Toulouse edition "The general problem of the stability of motion"
Track proposed by:  Pavel Pakshin, Elena V. Panteley, Natalia Pakshina
Abstract:  Three significant dates relating to A. M. Lyapunov will be celebrated in 2017: the 160th anniversary of his birth, 125 years since the first publication of his seminal memoir "Obshchaya zadacha ob ustoichivosti dvizheniya" (The general problem of the stability of motion) printed in Russian by the Mathematical Society of Kharkov, and 110 years since the appearance of the French translation of his work published in the Annales de la Faculte des Sciences de l'Universite de Toulouse. This open track is dedicated to the impact of Lyapunov's ideas on the modern control theory. It offers an opportunity to the new generations of control scientists to discover the history of Lyapunov's framework and people that played a major role in its development. The topics of this open track cover, but are not limited to:

• historical overviews of key personalities and groups in control connected with development of Lyapunov ideas;
• evolution of Lyapunov stability theory and its application in control engineering;
• recent trends in Lyapunov stability theory and its applications in systems analysis and control design;
• perspectives: open questions in the development of Lyapunov's framework and new challenges posed by emergent applications.

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 255cq
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Title: Intelligent Control and Automation
Track proposed by:  Matilde Santos
Abstract:  The aim of this track is to bring together different communities working on different aspects of intelligent control and advanced algorithms in system engineering and automation. The track will discuss some fundamental issues on control of complex systems, including application of soft computing techniques, heuristic optimization, intelligent approaches, both for system modelling and control design, and potential applications to real-world systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: af13j
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Title:  Advances in Fractional Calculus. Theory and Applications
Track proposed by:  Cristina Ioana Muresan, Konrad Andrzej Markowski, Dana Copot
Abstract:  In the last couple of decades, fractional calculus had played a very important role in various fields such as: physics, chemistry, mechanics, electricity, biology, economy and control theory. Moreover, it has been found that the dynamical behavior of many complex systems can be properly described by fractional order models. Such tool has been extensively applied in many fields which has seen an overwhelming growth in the last decade. The special session is intended to review new developments based on the fractional differentiation, both on theoretical and application aspects. This special session is a place for researchers and practitioners sharing ideas on the theories, applications, numerical methods and simulations of fractional calculus and fractional differential equations. Our interested topics are enumerated in the below and submissions in the relevant fields are welcome. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• numerical and analytical solutions to fractional order systems;
• new implementation methods;
• improvements in fractional order derivatives approximation methods;
• time response analysis of fractional order systems;
• the analysis, modeling and control of phenomena in: electrical engineering; electromagnetism; electrochemistry; thermal engineering; mechanics; mechatronics; automatic control; biology; biophysics; physics, etc.

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 3f8mv
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Title:  Network Control and Supervision for Complex Water Systems
Track proposed by:  Laurent Lefevre, Jose M. Maestre, Carlos Ocampo-Martinez, Eric Duviella
Abstract:  The aim of this track is to provide the communities of networked systems and environmental modelling and control with an opportunity to exchange information and new ideas, and to discuss new developments for networked systems and distributed systems in the context of water resource systems. Water systems are in the center of Human societies. Water resource is used for drinking water, irrigation, industry, transport. It has to be valorized after its use thanks to waste treatment systems. In several parts of the world, the management of water networks will be impacted by climate change. The scarcity and the precious value of water will be increased in a close future. Hence, the efficient management of water networks is still an ongoing challenge for the Automatic Control community. Whatever is the considered water system (irrigation canals, inland navigation networks, drinking water networks, sewage systems…), it is still necessary to improve existing models (predictive model, model dealing with uncertainties), monitoring schemes, control algorithms, supervision techniques (detection and isolation of faults, quality), prognostic methods (forecasting of future states), management strategies dealing with several and often inconsistent objectives. The design of efficient water management strategies can gather multidisciplinary activities with researchers from computer sciences (machine learning, Artificial Intelligence) and control theory. This track offers the opportunity to exchange ideas and interact between researchers and water managers. Topics of the track include but are no limited to:

• Modeling of large-scale systems (physical-based or data-based models),
• Robust/Adaptive control,
• Model predictive control,
• Centralized or decentralized/distributed control,
• Nonlinear control,
• Fault detection and isolation,
• Prognosis,
• Optimization approaches,
• Hierarchical management/control schemes,
• ...

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: kg7m5
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Title:  Optimization-based controller design for nonlinear systems: analytic and geometric analysis
Track proposed by:  Frederic Jean, Hasnaa Zidani, Roberto Ferretti
Abstract:  Optimization-controller design has been appealing in engineering areas for over several decades because it allows to use powerful theoretical and numerical tools from optimal control for analyzing and designing controllers for advanced and complex control systems. This field has far wider scope than its first applications to aerospace engineering would suggest, and now embraces areas where the dynamical models describe chemical reactors (process control), vehicles (traffic flow control), wind generators and solar panels (power systems control) or might even describe virtual economic systems relating management decisions to economic consequences over time (econometrics and resource economics). The pressure to develop more efficient processes in order to meet the demands of next generation technology is leading to problems of increasing size and complexity.
Despite the great progress in the development of numerical solution methods in the last decades, the increasing complexity of models and control tasks triggers a constant demand for more and more efficient methods. Whenever applicable, analytical methods (based on geometric control and/or nonsmooth analysis) are even more useful, because they provide closed solution formulas which are easy to evaluate and yield structural insight into the behavior of the optimal solution.
Another main challenge in the field of optimization-based controller design is to develop numerical algorithms that are sufficiently fast and accurate for the much-needed techno-logical developments, in numerous industrial sectors.
This open invited track will bring together leading researchers who are working on optimization-based controller design, who combine expertise in theoretical, numerical and application oriented aspects of the field. The aim is to discuss some of the recent developments of the field and to stimulate future advances.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: n781n
Full description:  PDF

Title:  Demonstrator of reactive navigation and grasping in domestic environments with the Pepper robot
Track proposed by:  Patrick Danes, Rodolphe Gelin, Natalia Lyubova, Alexandre Mazel
Abstract:  This open invited track addresses the topics of multi sensor based navigation and grasping with the human-shaped robot Pepper, from Aldebaran Robotics. Domestic environments are considered, which are in essence not shaped for robots and entail uncontrolled experimental conditions (illumination changes, projected shadows, acoustic noise, etc.), hardly predictable humans, mobile obstacles, etc. The developed algorithms will be publicly demonstrated during live experiments on Pepper platforms. To help authors to prepare their papers and source code, the website mentioned here below provides a downloadable software development kit and simulator, as well as additional information.
Web site: http://laris.univ-angers.fr/fr/vie-unite/pepper-robot-demonstrator.html
Code for submitting contributions: 317ba
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Title: Financial Supply Chain
Track proposed by:  Vincent Hovelaque, Jean-Laurent Viviani
Abstract:  Noting that SMEs financing difficulties disturb industrial sectors (aerospace, telecom, high tech, energy,...), stakeholders want to secure the financial flows of the Supply Chain (SC). This session aims (i) to explore the possibilities of integration of the operational (production plans, information flow) and the financial SC, (ii) to offer new business models for supply chain financing, (iii) to determine financial incentives and operations decisions, (iv) to asset financial risks and their impacts on SC operations. Main research themes: forecasting capital and liquidity needs, financial solutions for the SC (financing platforms, SC finance, ...), financial and operational optimization, comparison of the various financing methods (trade credit, bank, new logistic providers,...), cash flow risk, financial risk.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 62e5n
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Title: History of Automatic Control in Aerospace engineering
Track proposed by:  Daniel Alazard, Alexander Nebylov
Abstract:  Toulouse, the Aerospace European city, will welcome the next IFAC World Congress 2017. This event will also celebrate the 60'th birthday of IFAC. 60 years ago (1957), the first artificial satellite of the earth, Sputnik, was launched. 100 year ago (1917), the first flight of an aircraft equipped with a gyro-based autopilot was certainly one of the first success of Automatic Control in Aeronautical engineering. Indisputably, IFAC WC 2017 is the good event to collect international contributions in an historical open invited track dedicated to the challenges won in Aerospace engineering, thanks to Automatic control. The scope of this open invited track is to capitalize and exchange the feedback gained from the past major developments and major programs dedicated to control systems in the field of Aeronautical and Astronautical engineering. Contributions can focus on the evolution of methods and algorithms for GNC (Guidance, Navigation and Control), FDIR (Fault Detection Identification and Reconfiguration), FMS (Flight Management Systems), ... as well as instrumentation, actuators, on-board computer for aerospace vehicles (aircraft, rotorcraft, launchers, satellites, constellations,...). The contributions aiming to propose the new challenges for the next decades based on the experience gained from the past will be also very well appreciated.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: um863
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Title: Control for Computing Systems
Track proposed by:  Eric Rutten, Karl-Erik Arzen
Abstract:  Computing systems, large (data centers in the Cloud) or small (embedded architectures), have a growing need to be dynamically flexible and reconfigurable w.r.t. their environments and workloads, and to be automated with control loops in order to be efficient, safe and responsive. Whereas computing for control is well-established domain, the converse : control for computing systems, is a novel approach, explored only in the recent years. The aim of this open invited track is to propose a multi-disciplinary gathering around computing systems as a new application area for Control Theory, with challenges in modeling of these unfamiliar systems, and identification of the relevant control techniques for problems where automation has not been introduced yet.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: geht5
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Title:  System identification for manufacturing control applications
Track proposed by:  Vladimir Lototsky, Natalia Bakhtadze, Kirill Chernyshov, Elena Jharko
Abstract:  The SIMCA Open Invited Track is aimed to bring together scientists working in all branches of control theory to discuss, in the light of manufacturing control problems, issues relating to development of the theory and methodology of identification, corresponding mathematical problems, parameter and non-parametric identification, structure identification and expert analysis, problems of selection and data analysis, control systems with an identifier, identification in intelligent systems, simulation procedures and software for identification and modeling, cognitive issues of identification, verification and problems of software quality for complex systems, global network resources of support processes of identification, modeling, and control.
Web site: http://simca.sicpro.org
Code for submitting contributions: 4x18n
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Title:  Industrial Performance Measurement and Management
Track proposed by:  François Vernadat, Lamia Berrah
Abstract:  Performance measurement, performance assessment and control and performance visualisation remain essential tools for efficient, effective and economic management of industrial systems. This also concerns any kind of supply chains. The aim of this track is to bring together leading experts on performance measurement and management for industrial systems to exchange ideas by making state-of-the-art analyses of their respective fields and presenting latest advances and results in their specific research domains.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: wb2k1
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Title: Automotive Advanced Control Demonstrators
Track proposed by:  Pierre Melchior, Serge Boverie, Xavier Moreau, Michel Basset
Abstract:  The integration of Mechanical Engineering with Electronics and Automatic Control, explains the spectacular advances made by motor vehicles in the last decades, concerning emissions, fuel consumption, safety, diagnosis and comfort, and will, of course, be the key to future progress too. Recent developments in the area of intelligent autonomous vehicles aim at performing complex navigation and motion tasks in cooperation with other vehicles, human operated systems, and its environment. This Open Invited Track is available to gather all scientific contributions to be presented at the World Congress in the dedicated Automotive Advanced Control Demonstrators sessions. During the 2017 IFAC World Congress, a focus is made on the application of Automatic Control in Automotive domain, through:

• Demonstration vehicles
• Demonstrations of new onboard functions
• Systems and equipment demonstrations
• Exhibition of ground transportation systems
• Autonomous vehicles including mobile robots

The partners are proposed to register for:

• Static indoor demonstrations or exhibition booth: Actuators, ADAS, ...
• Static outdoor demonstrations with dedicated space
• Outdoor open road demonstration
• Outdoor private road demonstration
• Outdoor test area.

This Open Invited Track aims at combining industrial and academic automotive demonstrators. All scientific fields, methodologies and applicable technologies of automatic control are concerned, including:

• Modeling
• Control
• Supervision
• Diagnosis of automotive systems
• ADAS
• Automotive sensors and actuators
• Power trains
• Vehicle dynamic systems
• Integrated traffic
• Connected vehicles.

Associated scientific demonstrator papers will have the same status as any other IFAC 2017 contribution. A specific international scientific committee will be in charge of evaluation of these contributions. They can be submitted as "contributed paper", "contributed survey paper", or "contributed extended abstract". Papers that fall in the demonstrator category will be presented in dedicated sessions.
Web site: www.ifac2017.org/AACD
Code for submitting contributions: 56e4e
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Title: Security and Privacy for Networked Multi-agent Cyber-physical systems
Track proposed by:  Subhrakanti Dey, Ling Shi, George J. Pappas, Bruno Sinopoli
Abstract:  Cyber-physical systems will constitute many of the next generation engineered systems, integrating control, communication and computing to gether, and forming the core of many important future critical infrastructure facilities, advanced healthcare systems, and smart autonomous systems. Ensuring security and privacy of such systems from malicious attackers is critical. Recent surge of research activities in cyber-physical security of networked cyber-physical systems confirms the need and importance of such research. In the proposed invited session, we are soliciting contributions that investigate security and privacy of multi-agent networked cyber-physical systems from a variety of view-points, such as (i) cyber-physical security of networked control systems, (ii) game-theoretic security and privacy of networked systems, (iii) information-theoretic security and privacy of cyber-physical systems, as well as application-specific investigations in large-scale process control systems, smart grid and industrial automation for example.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: i5566
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Title: Traffic modeling, estimation and control
Track proposed by:  Claudio Roncoli, Ketan Savla, Carlos Canudas de Wit
Abstract:  Increasing travel demand, combined with relatively slower growth in physical capacity, is leading to increased congestion in several metropolitan areas. Rapid advancements in sensing, computing, and communication technologies, and their increasing adoption, are opening up possibilities to develop deeper insights into traffic dynamics, and to estimate and control traffic in real-time. The proper utilization of these new opportunities has the potential to improve the performance of traffic systems, reduce delays, minimize environmental impact, and increase safety. The objective of this open invited track is to gather representatives from academia to share and discuss ideas on the state of the art, novel theoretical approaches, and practical applications within the field of traffic modeling, estimation and control, especially in the context of emerging technologies.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 5iv4x
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Title: Advances in Real-Time Optimization of Uncertain Process Systems
Track proposed by:  Timm Faulwasser, Alejandro Gabriel Marchetti, Gregory Francois, Dominique Bonvin
Abstract:  The steadily increasing need for optimal operation of plants and processes with respect to economic and ecological requirements has led to a manifold of research efforts in the field of real-time optimization (RTO) of uncertain process systems. Recent advances on RTO include conditions guaranteeing plant optimality upon convergence based on first-order modification of the optimization problem; conditions guaranteeing feasibility of the whole sequence of RTO iterates, and methods which allow combining data-driven approaches with existing first-principle models. While these developments aim at optimizing steady-state performance based on steady-state measurements, a complementary direction of researchproposes the use of transient measurements to tackle the same problem for instance via extremum-seeking concepts. The proposed Invited Open Track aims at gathering recent advances on static and dynamic RTO. The track welcomes contributions on theory and application aspects of RTO. These include static RTO using steady-state measurements, static RTO using transient measurements, dynamic RTO approaches, and their applications. The track specifically aims to bring together researchers working on different RTO methods. This way, it shall provide a platform for presenting theoretical and application-oriented contributions, and it shall foster discussions on new ideas regarding the development of tailored RTO schemes for uncertain process systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: nvuc7
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Title: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Mechatronic Systems and Motion Control
Track proposed by:  Timm Faulwasser, Juergen Pannek, Andrea Alessandretti
Abstract:  Over the last years, the development of tailored optimization methods and increased computational power have led to a considerable speed-up of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) algorithms such that feedback sampling rates in the order of 1kHz are feasible nowadays. These advances enable real-world implementation of NMPC algorithms for control and coordination of (multi-agent) mechatronic systems. The proposed open invited track focuses particularly on optimization-based predictive control of nonlinear systems collecting latest improvements on implementation and theory develop-ment with respect to mechatronic applications. Amongst others the intended contributions will present novel results on: generalized NMPC formulations combining path-following with force-feedback for robotic manipulators, the issue of stability in path-following NMPC, new updating techniques (real-time iterations and sensitivities) exploiting the geometry of mechatronic control problems, and new distrib-uted NMPC schemes targeting the coordination of multi-agent mechatronic systems. The track specifi-cally aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry. This way, it shall provide a plat-form for presenting theoretical and application-oriented contributions, and it shall foster new ideas and collaborations regarding the tailored design of NMPC for mechatronic systems and motion control problems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 3i932
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Title: Modeling and Control of Micro and Nano systems for Nanosciences and Nanorobotics
Track proposed by:  Alina Besancon-Voda, Micky Rakotondrabe
Abstract:  In the last decades, miniaturization entered in all domains of science, technology and every-day life. Micro and nano objects are created and fabricated for a lot of purposes, due to the contributions of various domains like materials, physics, electronics, biology,… Miniaturized mechatronic systems are often used to visualize, to position, to manipulate or to assemble them. These systems suggest however several challenges for the control research community, as they exhibit a large panoply of complex phenomena to be dealt with, like high frequency resonances, nonlinearities, noises in. Modelling and control methodologies for these mechatronic systems are now well-established, but only few of them are benefiting from advanced methods (high order dynamical models, robust or nonlinear control). The aim of this open invited track is to create the opportunity of bringing together control and micro-nano sciences communities around challenges and methodologies issued from different types of such systems. Papers presenting feasibility results of modelling and control methods on simulated models inspired from nanosciences and nanorobotics or even real-time applications are well suited for this open invited track.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 27r4b
Full description:  PDF

Title: Wind turbine and wind farm control: Control challenges and solutions
Track proposed by:  Jan-Willem van Wingerden, Paul Fleming, David Schlipf, Kathryn Johnson, Lucy Y. Pao
Abstract:  Controls research plays an important role in wind energy. Advances in controls are making wind turbines more efficient, more reliable, and more cost-effective. Wind turbines have evolved from passively controlled machines to actively controlled machines, and more recently, to distributed machines controlled collectively (wind farms). With this open session, we invite researchers to present their latest results in wind energy control. The attendees of these sessions will learn how controls research can make substantial contributions to wind energy, and they will also get an overview of the latest developments and open issues. Example contributions include: "smart" rotor control, lidar-based control, control of floating turbines, wind farm control, and active power control.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: cdc9w
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Title: Robust vision based landing of aerial vehicles
Track proposed by:  Laurent Burlion, Francois Chaumette, Abdelhamid Chriette, Victor Gibert
Abstract:  Vision based control refers to the use of computer vision in the guidance and control loops. Researches in this field are driven by the needs of many applicative fields such as robotics and aerospace. In this open invited track session, we will focus on the landing phase of aerial vehicles. This track will offer the opportunity to present some recent results on vision based control and their applications to the problem of landing softly and precisely. This vehicle may land on partially unknown and/or even moving areas.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: kt3kd
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Title: Control of Power Electronic Converters
Track proposed by:  Qing-Chang Zhong
Abstract:  Power systems are going through a paradigm change from centralized generation to distributed generation. A huge number of active units including wind farms, solar farms, small distributed energy resources (DERs), electric vehicles, energy storage systems and flexible loads are being integrated into power systems through power electronic converters. This imposes great challenges to the stability, scalability, reliability, security and resiliency of future power systems. Hence, it is vital to develop appropriate control architecture and technologies so that all these different players are able to take part in the regulation of future power systems in an autonomous and responsible way. This is also true for other smaller-scale power systems, e.g. those in more-electric aircraft, all-electric ships, and satellites etc. The control of power electronic converters lies in the heart of these applications and many other energy-related systems. The objective of this open invited track is to join the forces of the communities of control/systems theory and power electronics, from academia and industry, to address various emerging issues in modelling, control, converter design, stability and protection of power electronic conversion systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: p15u9
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Title: Industrial Engineering for Hospital and Home Healthcare
Track proposed by:  Maria Di Mascolo, Thibaud Monteiro
Abstract:  The objective of this track is to bring together researchers working on the transferability and adaptability of methods and tools of Industrial engineering for healthcare management, in order to exhibit recent developments in this area.
Specific difficulties encountered in the hospital sector are:

• difficulty in the setting of the care production mix, within the hospital, but also in the care network;
• variability of durations of activities constituting the mix of treatments related to the patient state, practitioner, the technique of investigation, etc.;
• need to provide, on the same production site, some care to be done during the day (ambulatory), during a stay (hospitalization) and immediately (emergency).

The new constraints healthcare systems are faced are:

• the scarcity of some resources,
• the reduction of operating budgets,
• the resource sharing.

Main research themes:

• Hospital information system
• Strategy, modelling and engineering of hospital systems
• Management and Resource Planning
• Logistics and resource configuration
• Modelling and socioeconomic evaluation of hospital systems
• Design and management of home healthcare and care networks.

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: ug9r5
Full description:  PDF

Title: Mechanical design and advanced control methodologies for flexible systems
Track proposed by:  Mathieu Grossard, Abdenbi Mohand-Ousaid, Micky Rakotondrabe
Abstract:  The hypothesis of perfect rigidity for the study of systems that exhibit mechanical flexibilities (compliant devices, robot, aircraft, etc.) may prove ineffective in several situations (e.g. increasing accuracy requirements, high-bandwidth and precise operations, etc.). It may be induced naturally by the use of specific technological components composing the system or through the geometry of specific slender structures.
Regardless of the origin of flexibility, such mechatronic systems have a range of deformations and constraints that depend on their topology and the nature of materials used. The combination of mass and stiffness, linked to an exchange between kinetic energy and elastic deformation energy, entails oscillating dynamic behavior. Instrumentation, advanced control and optimal design methodologies can overcome these limitations in some cases. When the design stage allows it, using appropriately sized and controlled flexible structures allows having precise or safe behavior, or/and motions with specifically targeted frequency content. In addition, flexible structures can be manufactured as monolithic 2D parts as well as 3D parts, thanks to rapid advances on additive manufacturing. This technology simplifies the manufacturing procedures and reduces by the way the number of parts required for a given design.
The essential steps of optimal design, modeling, identification, diagnosis and control laws synthesis have to follow specific methodologies to help designing/controlling appropriately such mechanically flexible systems. The aim of this open invited track is to create the opportunity of bringing together control and mechanical sciences communities around challenges and methodologies issued from such systems.
Papers presenting feasibility results of mechanical design and control methodologies on simulated models or real physical systems are well suited for this open invited track. Topics include but not limited to:

• modelling of flexible/oscillating system,
• methodologies for advanced control and optimal design,
• modal identification and diagnosis,
• manufacturing process,
• lightweight/compliant structures
• robot manipulators.

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 8uwy5
Full description:  PDF

Title: "Assembly System 4.0": From workstation to assembly line design, from part logistics to information flow management for smart assembly systems in the Industry 4.0 era
Track proposed by:  Yuval Cohen, Maurizio Faccio, Francesco Pilati
Abstract:  The radical changes which distinguished the market during the last decade force to configure assembly systems as flexible assembly lines able to face demand fluctuation, high volumes and continuous customer driven development of new products. Thus, the optimal design and management of assembly systems is crucial to achieve production efficiency, product quality and customer satisfaction. A remarkable opportunity to target these goals and to develop a brand new generation of assembly systems is represented by the current trends in automation, information and communication technology and virtualization of manufacturing processes, known as Industry 4.0 (the fourth industrial revolution).
The implementation of Industry 4.0 principles to assembly processes determine the here defined "Assembly System 4.0". These novel assembly systems are modularly structured with cyber physical systems, as "smart assembly stations" and "smart part logistics". These system elements communicate and cooperate with each other and with humans in real time, monitoring physical processes and creating a virtual copy of the physical assembly process to enable quick and decentralized decisions. Beneficial effects are a significant improvement of flexibility and speed of the whole assembly system, that enables to achieve more customized products, an efficient and scalable production and a high variance in production control. Last but not least, proper optimization models, control algorithms, automation technologies and management methods have to be developed to allow the aforementioned smart cyber physical systems of self-optimization, self-configuration, self-diagnosis and intelligent support to workers in their increasingly complex tasks.
This Open invited track seeks original manuscripts to investigate the design and management of "Assembly systems 4.0" exploiting mathematical models and methods, automation technologies, management techniques and approaches as well as industrial case studies.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: bb43b
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Title: Control of intelligent autonomous systems: mobile robots, vehicles and UAVs
Track proposed by:  Hideki Hashimoto, Peter Korondi, Mark Balas, Radhakant Padhi, Zdzislaw Kowalczuk, Ljubo Vlacic
Abstract:  Moving devices (mobile robots, vehicles and UAVs) which can operate in non-industrial (nonstandard) environment need to have totally new functions and behaviours. It is not enough to execute a pre-programmed action line. They must be able to adapt to changing environments, make their own decisions and in addition, they might have to socially fit into the human environment. They have to follow regulations developed originally for human beings. It means that new problems of control are emerging and have to be solved. This Open invited track provides an opportunity to present and discuss research and development work in the hot area of intelligent autonomous systems. Researchers and practitioners in the field of land, air and marine robotics are brought together to discuss common problems of theoretical and practical applications, describe scientific and commercial applications and explore the possibilities for future research.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: c7f3j
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Title: Tensor Methods for Modelling and Control
Track proposed by:  Gerwald Lichtenberg
Abstract:  Tensors are a basic modelling structure for multidimensional problems in physics for more than a century. In the last decade, new results on tensor based algorithms have been achieved in applied mathematics. Additionally, numerical tools e.g. for CP, tucker, and tensor train decompositions are available. This open invited track welcomes all application and theory related submissions showing the use of tensor methods for modelling, data analysis, representation, reduction, (supervisory) controller design, fault diagnosis and reconfiguration in control engineering.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: y6vab
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Title: Optimization and control in smart grids
Track proposed by:  Michela Robba, Thomas Nudell, Anuradha Annaswamy
Abstract:  The increased use of renewable energy, the emergence of distributed generation and storage systems, and, in general, the concept of "smart grids", necessitate new decision and control schemes for planning and management of energy resources. The proposed Open Invited Track has the objective of collecting contributions related to optimization and control methods for the planning and management of smart grids that include renewable energy, storage systems, distributed generation, buildings with demand response capabilities, microgrids, etc. The application and testing of the proposed approaches to real case studies and research infrastructures are encouraged.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: vth7k
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Title: Recent advances in fuzzy control: theory and applications
Track proposed by:  Zsofia Lendek, Kevin Guelton
Abstract:  The aim of this open invited track is to present state-of-the-art results in the area of theory and applications of fuzzy-model-based control design and analysis at large, and to get together well-known and potential researchers in this area. Fuzzy-model-based control provides a systematic and efficient approach to the analysis and control of nonlinear systems. It has been employed to deal with a wide range of nonlinear control systems such as continuous-time, discrete-time, hybrid, sampled-data, time-delay, switching, adaptive control systems and so on. However, there is still room for improvement of the existing results in order to propose new techniques for control. This open invited track focuses mainly on the fuzzy-model-based control systems and analysis with emphasis on the theory and applications. The important problems and difficulties on the fuzzy-model-based control systems will be addressed, its concepts will be provided and methodologies will be proposed to handle nonlinear systems using fuzzy-model-based control approaches. The session will cover classical Takagi-Sugeno and polynomial fuzzy models for stability, control and estimation, representing an important field of the TC 3.2, Computational Intelligence in Control.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: d83r2
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Title: Diagnosis and Diagnosability of Hybrid Dynamic Systems: Challenges, Methods and Applications
Track proposed by:  Moamar Sayed-Mouchaweh, Gautam Biswas, Anibal Bregon, Amit Patra and Dimitri Lefebvre
Abstract:  In Hybrid Dynamic Systems (HDS), the dynamical behaviors evolve continuously with time according to the discrete mode in which the system is. Consequently, model based diagnosis approaches must take into account both discrete and continuous dynamics as well as the interactions between them in order to achieve correct fault diagnosis. In addition, in HDS, two types of faults may occur: parametric and discrete faults. Parametric faults occur as abnormal changes in the value of parameters describing the continuous dynamics while discrete faults are defined as unexpected, abnormal, changes in the system discrete mode. Discrete event systems approaches deal with discrete faults; while continuous systems approaches deal with parametric faults. HDS approaches need to deal with both arametric and discrete faults, and this significantly increases the task of monitoring and diagnosing faults in the system. This open invited track aims at bringing together researchers working on the fault diagnosis of HDS. The track will provide the researchers with a forum for exchanging ideas, presenting recent advances and discussing challenges related to fault diagnosis of HDS.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 4y2s1
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Title: Intelligent Maintenance Systems
Track proposed by:  Marco Macchi, Christos Emmanouilidis, Benoît Iung, Carlos Eduardo Pereira, Marcos de Sales Guerra Tsuzuki
Abstract:  This session covers all theoretical and applications oriented aspects of reliability, maintainability, logistic support, PHM, diagnosis, prognostics, life cycle management and sustainability. The list of topics includes but is not limited to: Maintenance strategies, maintenance services, PHM, event detection, diagnosis, prognosis, decision support, dependability, asset and maintenance management, e-maintenance and emerging technologies, reliability and statistical approaches in maintenance, maintenance within production, condition monitoring and sensors and life cycle management and sustainability.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 1by6h
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Title: Intelligent Systems supporting Supply Chains Decision Making
Track proposed by:  Enzo Morosini Frazzon, Michael Freitag, Carlos Eduardo Pereira, Bernd Hellingrath, Shimon Y. Nof
Abstract:  The integration of supply chains leads to increasing complexity, so that operational planning need to be supported by proper decision making models along with intelligent systems. Decision making models can apply optimization, simulation, or hybrid methods and approaches. At the same time, intelligent systems are composed by data acquisition, transformation, as well as communication systems embedded in technological devices. The proper exchange of data between the operational planning and intelligent systems allows for the emergence of adaptive, agile and resilient supply chains. The session will cover the technology-based integration of different supply chain tasks, such as: production planning and scheduling, transportation and logistics planning and scheduling, inventory planning, manufacturing systems as well as coupled services and technologies which can lead to improved supply chains. Track topics: The track chairs invite scientists, engineers and decision makers from government, industry and academia to contribute with theoretical and applied research papers. The aim of this session is to attract high-quality papers in areas including but not limited to the following topics: Inventory control, production planning and scheduling; Supply chains and networks; Simulation technologies inmanufacturing; Operations Research in manufacturing; Modeling, simulation, control and monitoring of manufacturing processes; Monitoring, diagnosis and maintenance of manufacturing systems; Smart manufacturing systems; Maintainability, reliability, safety and dependability of production systems. Special attention willbe directed towards practical relevance and approaches that can foster innovation in manufacturing supply chains.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 3rycn
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Title: Marine and Maritime Robotics: Innovation and Challenges
Track proposed by:  Enrica Zereik, Marco Bibuli, Antonio M. Pascoal, Pere Ridao, Nikola Miskovic
Abstract:  Marine and maritime robotics are extremely actual and interesting research fields that pose formidable challenges both from a theoretical and practical standpoint. Many core problems in these areas are still open, and considerable research work is required to address and solve them. The complexity of the problems at hand requires a multifaceted approach to system analysis and design to exploit the use of methods and tools from dynamical systems theory, automatic control, networked systems, identification and estimation, computer vision, communications, sensing and measurements to yield practical systems capable of executing complex scientific and commercial missions at sea in an efficient and reliable manner. For these reasons, there is considerable interest in bringing together the marine robotics community and specialists on a number of complementary areas (includingautomatic control and related topics) to foster new synergies and promote joint research activities aimed at solving practical problems with far reaching implications on scientific, commercial, and societal marine-related issues. It is against this backdrop of ideas that we submit an invited open track proposal entitled Marine and Maritime Robotics: Innovation and Challenges, aimed atbringing attention to this exciting field of research and promoting the cross fertilization of ideas required to bring new theoretical and practical advances to bear on the development of innovative systems.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: r5i7s
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Title: Statistical detection/isolation of cyber-physical attacks on SCADA systems
Track proposed by:  Igor V. Nikiforov, Michele Basseville
Abstract:  Undoubtedly, the security of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems against cyber (-physical) attacks is extremely important. Recent incidents with essential large-scale services like electric power grids, transportation systems, communication networks, oil and gas pipelines, water distribution systems show that the negative economic and humanitarian impact of such attacks can be considerable. Modern SCADA systems can be attacked externally and internally at different levels: communication network, supervisory control level, and also technical (physical) processes by using physical breach. The cyber-physical attacks, i.e. the simultaneous attacks on the cyber and technical facilities are considered as the most dangerous. This emerging area of research covers different methods of on-line (sequential) detection/isolation of cyber-physical attacks. The goal of the attack detection/isolation system is to detect as soon as possible such attacks in order toavoid grave consequences but also to satisfy a given level of false alarms. In the framework of this track, a special attention will be paid to statistical detection methods and machine learning methods for attack detection. The goal of this track is to bring together the theoreticians and practitioners of cyber-physical attack detection/isolation and the specialist in SCADA systems security in order to define the most useful models and scenarios of such attacks and the best methods for theirdetection/isolation.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: 33ppy
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Title:  Operator data-driven framework towards estimation and control
Track proposed by:  Mouhacine Benosman, Hassan Mansour
Abstract:  Recently, there has been considerable progress in data-driven methods for systems’ estimation and control. These efforts are motivated by the availability of vast data sets, emerging from large networks of sensors and data collection. In this special session, we focus on data-driven methods that exploit tools from automatic control and multivariate data modelling in order to discover systematic structures in the spatial domain, and temporal domain. The discovered structures are then used to estimate and control the system. More specifically we want to invite submissions which study operator data-driven framework for system’s modeling estimation, control, and their applications to real-world examples.
Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: mm26s
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Title: Open issues and Trends for Model Based Systems -and System of Systems- Engineering
Track proposed by:  Eric Bonjour, Vincent Chapurlat, Carlo Leardi, Alfredo Garro, Frédérique Mayer, Jean-Claude Roussel
Abstract:  Systems Engineering (SE) is an engineering discipline whose responsibility is creating and executing an interdisciplinary process to ensure that the customer and stakeholder's needs are satisfied in a high quality, trustworthy, cost efficient and schedule compliant manner throughout a system's entire life cycle (INCOSE 2015). Key characteristics of Systems Engineering processes are that they are collaborative, iterative, model-based. These processes may concern (or be adapted to) the design of systems with various levels of complexity including Systems of Systems (SoS). It is then called SoSE. SE and SoSE rocesses, methods and tools are either overlapped or interfaced with other domains such as project management or dependability. A current trend in SE is to develop Model-Based approaches representing and highlighting how requested stakeholders’ expectations and requested systems’ values are taken into consideration, by means of operational, functional, logical, physical… “views”. Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) enables designers to define and to manipulate various kinds of system models e.g. for analyzing system architecture or simulating the system behavior with interrelated models in order to verify that the requirements are met (INCOSE 2007). The aim of this open invited track is to gatherinternational state-of-the-art research results and case studies, and to explore new Systems Engineering and System of Systems Engineering directions and emerging trends. We invite authors to submit high quality contributions describing significant, original, and unpublished results. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Model-Based Systems Engineering and System of Systems Engineering
• Requirements authoring and Verification
• Architecting Systems to Address Multiple Stakeholder Values Model-Based Safety Assessment for SE
• Non Functional properties in Architecting and Design processes: issues on native Resilient, Robust, Interoperable, Safe and Maintainable Systems
• Product lines engineering based on SE principles
• Early verification and validation considering value notion
• Effective Decision Making for SE
• Integration of human factors in SE...

Web site: none
Code for submitting contributions: g5b94
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Title: Control and data-driven modelling in biomedicine
Track proposed by:  Clara Ionescu, Levente Kovacs
Abstract:  This proposal is for an open invited track (OIT) on the problem of control and data-driven modelling in biomedicine. The main goals of this OIT are:

• To address corner issues in control and modelling of biological and medical data, such as: missing data, intermittent feedback information, triggered response data, event based control, time and dose based treatment, etc.
• To enable emerging modelling tools such as fractional calculus, e.g.for characterizing anomalous drug diffusion, LPV-based control, TP transformation, etc.
• To tackle the problem of integrating patient response and medical assist devices within cyber medical systems paradigm, addressing modularity, compatibility, flexibility, emergency response and patient safety. The topic of this OIT falls within the IFAC TC 8.2 Biological and Medical Systems, and the IEEE TCs on Signal Processing and Adaptive Control, on Medical Healthcare Technologies and on CyberMedical Systems.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: bda14
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  Title: Supply Network Engineering, Dynamics, and Control
  Track proposed by:  Dmitry Ivanov, Alexandre Dolgui
  Abstract:  Current research in supply chain management and engineering has been increasingly focused on the issues of resilience, dynamics and decision-making under uncertainty. It has been accepted by research community that the effects of various sources of uncertainty should be considered during both supply chain design, planning and execution control. In addition, the issues of behaviour prediction and adaptation become more and more important. The research focus is now shifting to a paradigm that the performance of supply networks is to interrelate to dynamics, adaptability, stability, resilience, and crisis-resistance. This special Session aims to summarize recent developments in the field of supply chain resilience, dynamics, control and disruption management from a multi-disciplinary operational perspective that includes different quantitative methods and information technology. The aim of this session is to attract high-quality papers detailing the most recent developments in the field of tackling uncertainties, dynamics, and disruptions in the supply chain. We welcome quantitative analysis contributions from different disciplines of operational research, control theory, system dynamics, and artificial intelligence that provide new insights into the theory and practice of supply chain dynamics, control and disruption management.
  Track topics: Following the successful tradition of INCOM 2009, 2012, 2015, MIM 2013 and MIM 2016, the session chairs invite scientists, engineers and decision makers from government, industry and academia to contribute theoretical and applied research papers in areas including but not limited to the following topics: Supply chain design with resilience and business continuity considerations, Trade-off “resilience vs. efficiency” in supply chain optimization, Ripple effect in the supply chain, Quantification of supply chain risk management, Supply chain robustness and stability analysis, Planningsupply chain performance under uncertainty, Creating flexibility and adaptability in the supply chain, Mitigating risks and disruptions in supply chain design, planning and scheduling, Disruption prediction and preparedness, Post-disruption supply chain recovery, Supply chain (re)scheduling
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: vc638
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  Title: Multi-agent distributed learning and optimization of dynamical systems
  Track proposed by:  Ruggero Carli, Luca Schenato, Jongeun Choi, Hideaki Ishii, Jerome Le Ny
  Abstract: The proliferation of relatively inexpensive devices capable of communicating, computing, sensing, interacting with the environment and storing information is promising an unprecedented number of novel applications through the cooperation of these devices toward a common goal. These applications include swarm robotics, wireless sensor networks, smart energy grids, smart traffic networks, smart camera networks. These applications also pose new challenges, of which distributed learning and optimization is one of the major ones. The objective of this open track is to collect contributions that will provide the most up-to-date state-of-the- art in the growing body of literature in distributed optimization from a dynamical systems perspective. In fact, although a large literature is available in the realms of distributed learning and optimization for large scale static systems, fewer results are available for dynamical systems, i.e. systems that change over time, thus requiring the development of novel tools that are theoretically rigorous while being still practical.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 2vxv4
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Cooperative control and navigation for UAVs
  Track proposed by:  Antonios Tsourdos, Helene Piet-Lahanier
  Abstract:  The use of multiple UAVs for performing a global task is potentially beneficial because of the reduction of embedded equipments required for each vehicle, increased ability and robustness to failure. Management of fleet makes it necessary to develop sense and avoid techniques to insure safety, dynamical task allocation and procedure for exchange of information. These methods must be designed in order to limit the complexity (in terms of communication, relative estimation and distributed control design) and to increase the ability of the fleet to execute complex missions. Over the last few years, increased interest in these topics has led to rapid progress both in theory and practice in various fields such as communication, networks, guidance design or multi-agent modelling. The purpose of this session is present state of the art and recent developments in these research fields and illustration of feasibility through experiment results.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: n392h
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Optimal control of bioprocesses
  Track proposed by:  Jérome Harmand, Alain Rapaport, Terence Bayen
  Abstract:  Control of bioprocesses has attracted lots of attention these last years. In a number of situations, stabilizing controllers (such as feedbacks that do not minimize any objective function) is sufficient to propose new management strategies and closed loop controls able to increase significantly process productivity or product quality. However, in a world submitted to globalchanges where environmental constraints are more and more stringent, the necessity of further optimizing processes functioning become a priority. In biotechnology, more than ever, new algorithms are needed to maximize product quality while minimizing energy requirements and environmental impacts. Optimal control theory can then be used to propose specific strategies to be evaluated and confronted to classical control approaches. In a number of situations, optimal techniques present many advantages and, as long as their application is possible with respect to technical requirements (presence of appropriate sensors/actuators), allow a significance improvement of processes functioning when compared to "classical" industrial practices. Nevertheless, positivity constraints and non-linearity in the dynamics, that are inherent and typical to biological systems, make the application of optimal control techniques not traightforward at all (for instance: presence of singular arcs, pre-saturation phenomena...). Moreover, previous literature has shown that these particularities make the optimal paths far to be intuitive, reinforcing the interests of optimal control theory for practitioners. In this framework, this invited session entitled "Optimal Control of Bioprocesses" will report on the latest developments of optimal control for bioprocesses.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 4j4e1
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Powertrain systems: modeling, control and optimization
  Track proposed by:  Simona Onori, Lars Eriksson
  Abstract:  The automotive industry is striving to reduce the engine fuel consumption and emissions in response to the more and more stringent government mandates and customers demand for fuel efficient vehicles. The vehicles in use today are predominantly powered by Internal combustions engines, but more hybrid electric vehicles, extended range and full electric vehicles are being seen on the road. The penetration of these new technologies helps improve energy diversity, which adds security and leads to cleaner utilization of energy. One of the main challenges currently faced by control engineers is the lack of availability of control-oriented models that can be used to carry out the control and/or optimization design making the modeling and simulation an integral part of the control design phase. Therefore, the development of control-oriented models and their use in model-based optimization and control design tools is critical to ensure that the potential of new engine design concepts can be exploited in full, ultimately resulting into improved fuel economy and reduced emissions. The challenge is to economically meet these regulations without compromising on customer satisfaction. These control challenges include optimizing the use of existing hardware by applying advanced model-based control techniques and by taking advantage of new actuation and sensing capabilities. The objective of this open invited track is to gather representatives from academia and industry to share and discuss ideas on the state of the art, novel theoretical approaches, within the area of modeling, control, and optimization of powertrain systems and components. To thisextent, we expect this invited open track to attract contributions in the field of modeling, design, optimization, estimation, diagnostics, with applications toautomotive and transportation systems, such as: Engine/Powertrain Systems, Exhaust Emission Aftertreatment Systems, Alternative Fuels/Advanced Combustion Modes, Energy Conversion, Waste Heat Recovery, Hybrid Propulsion, and Energy Storage Systems.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: f958d
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  Title: Managing systems lifecycles: projects of systems and services re-design and upgrade
  Track proposed by:  Marc Zolghadri, Emmanuel Caillaud, Claude Baron
  Abstract:  Throughout the systems lifecycle, designers have to deal with redesigning or upgrading existing systems in order to cope with new structural or functional requirements (integration of new technologies, rules or constraints e.g. environmental legislations) or customers’ needs and expectations. This means that the system performance had been below the acceptance levels. The re-design or upgrade design activities must therefore take account of the target performance. The redesign and upgrade of systems can be studied from a management point of view. The total or partial redesign or upgrade of systems and services they offer need to follow rigorous approaches to minimize non-value modifications. This means that designers must be able to set performance targets on both the system and the project to lead efficiently redesign or upgrade of the system to minimize time-to-market. The redesign and upgrade project should also be controlled thoroughly during its run. From a more technical perspective, the redesign or upgrading activities deal with existing system’s sub-systems (i.e. modules or components) mapped to functions with measurable performances. This leads to the definition of hard and soft constraints that englobe the run of the frozen subsystems while allowing improvements of modifiable subsystems. The interfaces between frozen and modifiable parts should also be designed and implemented without alteration of performance of the global system. Nevertheless, even though various systems do have similarities, they have profound differences too. Improving or upgrading a train, an airplane or a workshop of a plant is different from computer or car redesign because it deals with every single operational instances in the first cases (with their own specificities) while in the second case, a new generation of systems is redesigned. Redesign and upgrading activities concern then on system’s instance, family or versions. This session would cover:

  • theoretical studies about re-design, upgrading
  • case studies of re-design upgrading,
  • data/knowledge management throughout the lifecycles
  • design for upgradability
  • lifecycles management
  • decision support system
  • systems engineering and project management practices alignment

  
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 54xf4
  Full description:  PDF

   

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  Title: Adaptive User Interfaces for Industrial Applications
  Track proposed by:  Valeria Villani, Cesare Fantuzzi
  Abstract:  Nowadays manufacturing systems are increasing in sophistication and complexity, thus embodying always more complex human-machine interfaces (HMIs). In this scenario, human operators experience many difficulties to interact efficiently with modern automatic machines and robotic cells. In particular, elderly people, although having great experience in the industrial process, feel uncomfortable in the interaction with a complex computerized system. Additionally, a complex HMI creates a barrier to young inexperienced or disabled people preventing an effective anagement of the production lines. These problems can be tackled through the introduction of adaptive human-centredHMIs that complement the cognitive capabilities and emotional condition of users by compensating their limitations. This open invited track aims at bringing together and presenting the last innovative advances in the development of adaptive HMIs, ranging from methods to measure worker’s capability and skills and profile users to solutions for adaptation.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: x412i
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  Title: Advances in Nonlinear Observers
  Track proposed by:  Gildas Besancon, Jaime A. Moreno
  Abstract:  Observation problems are fundamental for control, diagnosis and systems operation. Despite of important advances in the last 60 years the observability analysis and the design of nonlinear observers for linear or nonlinear systems remain challenging tasks. This open invited track proposal is intended to be an opportunity to share and exchange on the most recent advances in this basic topic.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 1j654
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  Title: Advances in Automotive Control
  Track proposed by:  Xavier Moreau, Michel Basset
  Abstract:  Modern society needs made the automotive vehicle the most used transportation mean making a steady growth of the number of vehicle on roads. In the same way, the automotive vehicle has, then, not stopped evolving since the invention of the first automotive at the end of the 19th century to cope with the new mobility needs and to overcome some drawbacks related to the vehicle use. In that way, automotive manufacturers and suppliers as well as academicians made considerable efforts to make the automotive vehicle safer, eco-friendly and more comfortable. For that purpose, continuous innovation has been necessary and developed as well as the numerical tools and methods to reach time and costs constraints. Then, in the last decades, considering the continuous increasing of embedded computing capacities, the automotive vehicle has integrated more and more ECU leading to a more and more automatized vehicle via Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). During the IFAC World Congress’17, within this open track, a focus will be made on the development of new tools and methods dedicated to the conception, the development, the validation, the integration and the monitoring of new embedded functionalities to make the automotive vehicle safer, eco-friendly and more comfortable. More particularly, the following topics will be highlighted: Vehicle dynamics, Powertrain control, Engine control, Hybrid vehicles, Global chassis control, Driver in the loop, Active safety and ADAS, Perception for control, Energy management, Autonomous vehicle, Cars and smarter cities: new services, new applications, for control inducing developments in modeling, identification, observers, control, diagnosis, signal and image processing.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: nk3sy
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Controls for Medical and Health Applications
  Track proposed by:  Tsu-Chin Tsao, Kyoungchul Kong, Kaddour Bouazza-Marouf
  Abstract:  Mechatronics principles enable numerous applications related to health and medicine. This session is intended to be a forum of innovative research, state-of-the-art, and emerging technology for health and medicine. Papers addressing mechatronics approach to solving medical and health related challenges are encouraged to submit to this session. These challenges include but are not limited to the following topics: sensing, actuating, and control for medical devices, processes, medical devices and robots; image guided automatic or remotely controlled interventions; assistive devices, exoskeletons, virtual reality, and augmented reality in rehabilitation and medical intervention.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: gg192
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Modeling and Control of Power Generation Systems
  Track proposed by:  Joseph Bentsman, Kwang Y. Lee
  Abstract:  To satisfy the increasing world energy demand, while conserving the fuel consumption and preserving the environment, the relation between renewables, fossils, and nuclear needs to change dramatically and new clean fossil-based energy generation technologies, like chemical looping, need to come on board. Utilization of all of these energy sources relies on active control. Therefore, cutting edge modeling and control research are great enablers of progress in this area. Power generation at present has a number of hot topics. Fusion, wind-turbine, and solar/thermal power generation control are as hot as ever, clean fossil generation technologies, such as chemical looping and fuel cells, are slowly coming to fruition, and even the fossil-fueled power plant control has to cope now with enormous challenges of integration into a smart gridalongside renewables. The objective of this open invited track is to showcase the innovations in power generation modelling and control across the entire spectrum of power generation systems.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 5f8k1
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Sliding Mode Control Design: Fundamental Concepts and New Challenges
  Track proposed by:  Vadim I. Utkin, Yury Orlov
  Abstract:  Sliding mode is long-recognized as a powerful tool to design robust control of nonlinear systems, operating under uncertainty conditions. The tracks of the main concepts,formulated in the "childhood" of sliding mode control (SMC) can readily be observed in any modern research. The current proposal aims to stimulate a discussion on state-of-art of SMC and to share accumulated application experience. One of the main objectives of the forum is to establish bridges between past and current investigations and as a result to prevent misleading statements and exaggerated optimism. Challenging problem statements, involving new analysis tools, design techniques, and significant applications, are encouraged for submission to the present track.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 4p5ma
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Smart Low voltage DC Microgrid
  Track proposed by:  Kalapana Chauhan, Rajeev Kumar Chauhan, Josep M. Guerrero
  Abstract:  With rapid growth of DC loads in the residential as well as in building, the DC nature of most renewable energy resources and energy storage units, DC microgrids arebecoming a viable alternatives. The DC microgrid provides several advantages in terms of redundancy, modularity, fault tolerance, higher efficiency, high reliability, easy maintenance, smaller size and lower design cost. This track provides a platform for researchers and engineers from Academia, Industry and Utility to exchange their knowledge, expertise and experience on DC Microgrid. Topics of the track include, but are not limited to: Economic aspects of microgrids, Topologies of DC distribution systems, Distributed monitoring and control strategy for microgrids, Protection and stability issues in microgrids, DC distribution architectures in buildings, Energy management solutions for microgrids, Power quality issues, Energy storage technologies, Reliability and resiliency of microgrid
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: xphf8
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Process modelling, monitoring, and automation for wastewater treatment
  Track proposed by:  Kris Villez, Giacomo Bellandi, Ilse Smets, Marie-Noelle Pons
  Abstract:  Process modelling, monitoring, and automation of wastewater treatment systems is challenged by the presence of processes occurring at diverse time-scales, nonlinear phenomena, lack of high-quality data, and the need to handle hard-to-predict variations in the volume and quality of the incoming wastewater. With this session, we solicit for submissions that describe systematic approaches to deal with the severe challenges one confronts when applying computer-based engineering tools in wastewater treatment. Exemplary topics include: Model structure selection and parameter estimation, Methods for data quality evaluation and data reconciliation, Model identification and uncertainty analysis, Process monitoring and control with uncertain models and low-quality data, Advanced control of wastewater treatment systems Preferably, submissions include validation with experimental data, collected in laboratory-scale, pilot-scale, or full-scale processes
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: r5vh2
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Demonstrators
  Track proposed by:  Isabelle Fantoni, Simon Lacroix, Angela P. Schoellig
  Abstract:  The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (mini-drones and micro-drones) has known for several years a growing success in a large variety of applications such as infrastructure surveillance, inspection, search and rescue missions, security, mapping, shooting reports. Yet UAVs remain the object of a wide spectrum of research activities, that ranges from innovative designs and flight control to fleets of cooperating systems. The proposed Open Invited Track aims at showcasing scientific contributions on UAVs, in a dedicated flying arena equipped with a motion capture system.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 4a6p1
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  Title:  Vibration Control of Complex Structural Systems
  Track proposed by:  Hamid Reza Karimi, Josep M. Rossell, Michael Z. Q. Chen, Ali Zemouche, Weichao Sun
  Abstract:  Vibration control, as one of important phenomenons in dynamical systems such as mechanical, electrical and hydraulic systems, has been widely studied in control theory and application. It mainly combines a vibrational control mechanism with advanced control algorithms to improve system performance and reduce the influence of vibrations. Especially, due to possible structural nonlinearities and uncertainties in complex structural systems, passive, active or semi-active vibration control echniques are still the challenging problems in the field of engineering control. In particular, this special session is devoted to papers which address the development of mathematical methodologies and mechatronic design issues for vibration analysis and control problems of complex structural systems, including non-linear dynamics, sensors and actuators selection and location, experimental results, for instance.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 6782b
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Advanced control of comminution processes
  Track proposed by:  Johan Derik Le Roux, Ian Craig
  Abstract:  This session focusses on the modelling, control and optimisation of comminution processes in the mineral processing industry. Cost pressures and a competitive economic environment provides a challenge to process engineers to seek operating conditions where the largest economic benefit is achieved. Although plant-wide controland economic optimisation is becoming more prevalent in other process industries, it has yet to be extended to the mineral processing industry. Part of the challenge is to establish reliable models applicable over large ranges of operation, to obtain sufficient real-time information from sensors and soft-sensors to apply control, and subsequently to implement advanced process control strategies in industry. In relation to the aim of economic optimisation, the session aims to discuss the development and application of models and soft-sensors suitable for advanced process control of comminution processes.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 844v3
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Soft Motion Control for Physical Human-System-Interaction
  Track proposed by:  Kenta Seki, Tomoyuki Shimono
  Abstract:  Future mechatronic systems are expected to realize direct support for human activities. Achievement of physical interaction between human and system is an important technical issue. Especially, physical support systems should attain precise control function of contact force. Then, haptics will be a key technology for realization of soft interaction. The scope of this open track is to present the most innovative results to the large audience of IFAC 2017 World Congress. Topics of interest include, but are not limitedto; - Real World Haptics - Force Control and Compliance Control - Force Feedback Control in Teleoperation - Power Assist Control - Medical and Rehabilitation Applications - Acquisition and Recognition of Human Motion - Sensors and Actuators for Physical Support Systems - High Backdrivability in Actuation system.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: x7g3g
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control
  Track proposed by:  Harald Weber, Walter Sattinger, Torsten Haase, Salaheddin Alali
  Abstract:  With the increased installation of mainly uncontrolled renewable energy sources the operation of interconnected electrical networks are becoming a challenge in the future. In smaller networks like the network of Ireland the increase of production of electrical power from wind farms together with the reduction of operating conventional power plants resulted in beginning instability of the frequency because of loss of rotating masses in the system. But also inter-area oscillations, frequency stability, uncontrolled transit load flows, voltage quality and reliable supply of consumers are emerging problems concerning the transition of the energy systems in the future. Therefore this Open Invited Track has to address these well known influences and to describe solutions for these still open problems. So topics like virtual rotating masses, virtual power plants, active and reactive power control from renewable sources, phase shifting transformers and network stabilisation proposals are of interest.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: v146t
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Agro-Automation
  Track proposed by:  Arto Visala, Hiroshi Shimizu
  Abstract:  This proposal is for an open invited track (OIT) on the problem of sensing, automation and control in agriculture. For robotics in Agriculture, there is a parallel OIT. The main goals of this OIT are to discuss and analyze system level research on sensing, control and automation indifferent areas of agriculture for increasing agricultural productivity, improving worker health and safety, optimizing resource utilization, and reducing labor requirements. The systems should be tested in real context.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 262j7
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Agro-Robotics
  Track proposed by:  Arto Visala, Noboru Noguchi
  Abstract:  This proposal is for an open invited track (OIT) on the problem of robotics in agriculture. For sensing and automation in Agriculture, there is a parallel OIT. The main goals of this OIT are to discuss and analyze system level research on robotics in different areas of agriculture for increasing agricultural productivity, improving worker health and safety, optimizing resource utilization, and reducing labor requirements. For example for automatic driving of tractors in crop farming and otherwork-machines, there exist a lot of commercial products, which are used widely. Milking robots are widely used, too. The research systems should be tested in real context
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: vu9rx
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Dynamics and control in social networks
  Track proposed by:  Paolo Frasca, Giacomo Como
  Abstract:  With the diffusion of new technology platforms for online interaction, as well as the proliferation of personalized sensing and tracking devices, huge amounts of data are collected and exchanged every day, detailing our behaviors, preferences, and relationships. These technologies are ransforming the way individuals make decisions and therefore have a critical impact on our societies, ranging from politics (campaigns, elections, social unrests), to consumer choices (adoption of new technologies and products), as well as user behaviors in critical infrastructure networks (transport, energy). This open track seeks to provide a forum to discuss the most recent contributions of the control systems community to understanding and harnessing these phenomena. Topics of interest to the track include: empirically grounded theoretical frameworks for analysis of opinion dynamics, information flows, communication, influence, learning, and cascades in social systems; efficient, local, and scalable algorithms for inference with social data; game-theoretic modeling and design of incentive mechanisms for steering social behaviors towards desired outcomes; architectures for the exchange of information, social interaction, and crowdsourcing.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: a2iqm
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Reinforcement Learning for Control
  Track proposed by:  Lucian Busoniu, Robert Babuska, Sarangapani Jagannathan
  Abstract:  Reinforcement learning (RL) offers a principled way to control nonlinear stochastic systems with partly or even fully unknown dynamics. Recent advances in areas such as deep learning and adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) have led to significant inroads in applications from robotics, automotive systems, smart grids, game playing, traffic control, etc. This open track provides a forum of interaction and an outlet for novel contributions at the cutting edge of RL for control, addressing open issues such as safety and performance guarantees, computational complexity, large-scale systems, multiagent or partially observable problems, etc. We are particularly interested in the -- so far largely unexplored -- interactions between artificial-intelligence and control-theoretic approaches to RL; deep learning and ADP are two typical such areas that have stayed mostly separate on the two respective sides. We seek contributions on methods and analysis of RL for control, as well as on its applications in engineering, artificial intelligence, operations research, economics, medicine, and other relevant fields. We equally welcome surveys by established researchers in the field.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 53f38
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Modern Heuristic Optimization Methods in Smart Grids
  Track proposed by:  Kwang Y. Lee, Istvan Erlich
  Abstract:  Heuristic search and optimization is a new and modern approach for solving complex problems that overcome many shortcomings of traditional optimization techniques. Heuristic optimization techniques are general purpose methods that are very flexible and can be applied to many types of objective functions and constraints. Developing solutions with these tools offers two major advantages: development time is much shorter than when using more traditional approaches, and the systems are very robust, being relatively insensitive to noisy and/or missing data/information known as uncertainty. n competitive electricity market along with increasing penetration of renewable energy sources, heuristicoptimization methods are very useful. As electric utilities are trying to provide smart solutions with economical, technical (secure, stable and good power quality) and environmental goals, there are several challenging issues in the smart grid solutions such as, but not limited to, forecasting of demand, weather, price, ancillary services; penetration of distributed and renewable energy sources; bidding strategies of participants; power system planning and control; operating decisions under missing information and big data; increased distributed generations, energy storage ystems, and demand response in the electric market. The objective of this Open Invited Track is to review the state of the art technologies in the modern heuristic ptimization techniques and present case studies how these techniques have been applied in smart grids.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: y462d
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title:  Interoperability and Adaptability in Networked Organisations of the Future
  Track proposed by:  Georg Weichhart, Christian Stary, David Romero
  Abstract:  We are welcoming papers to this open invited track from and Informatics, Complex Adaptive Systems, Enterprise Information Systems and Knowledge management point of view.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: q7gx1
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  Title: Interoperability in Cyber Physical Smart and Sensing Systems
  Track proposed by:  Hervé Panetto, Arturo Molina, Ricardo Jardim-Goncalves, Stadzisz Paulo C., Qing-Shan Jia
  Abstract:  The sensing enterprise is a digital business innovationconcept making Internet of Things, Service Oriented Architectures and Advanced Human Computer Interactions converge for more agile, flexible and proactive management of unexpected events in the global value networks of today. In essence, it concerns the adoption of Future Internet technologies for the virtual enterprise and its value network. Translating the same concept to production systems in manufacturing enterprises, and moreover to Smart Systems in general (smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart logistics …), the capability by next generation systems sensing, modelling and interpreting the signals from the real world is a pre-requisite for a more flexible and agile reconfiguration of those smart systems. Intuitively, a sensing system requires resources and machineries to be constantly monitored, configured and easily interacted by blue collar workers. All these functions, and much more indeed, are now implemented by so-called Cyber Physical Systems (CPS). With advent of the new paradigms of Industrial Internet-of-Things and Cyber-Physical Systems, the number and the diversity of systems that need to work together in the future enterprises have significantly increased. This trend highlights the need to shift the interoperability aradigm from the classic consideration of interoperating pair of systems, towards the interoperability as a capability to sense and perceive the exchanged messages, as well as to purposefully and socially act upon their perceptions. Such a shift could have important consequences on the future architecture design of these systems. The emergence of cloud based technologies will have a significant impact on the design and implementation of cyber physical systems; using such novel technologies, collaborative engineering practises will increase globally which will enable a new generation of small scale industrial organizations to function in an information centric manner. The potential of such technologies in fostering a leaner and more agile approach towards engineering is also very high. Engineers and engineering organizations no longer have to be restricted to the availability of advanced processing capabilities.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 4u432
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Health Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Complex Systems
  Track proposed by:  Hamid Reza Karimi, Peng Shi, Mohammed Chadli
  Abstract:  Due to the increasing demands on reliability, safety, maintenance as well as economic performance in operation of real physical systems, there is a rapid growth of research development on health monitoring and fault detection and isolation (FDI) with applications to modern complex systems including electrical systems, mechanical systems, structures. The primary objective of this Special Session is to provide up-to-date discussions on technical trends and advanced methodologies in health monitoring and fault diagnosis of such complex systems.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 37h88
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Modeling, Estimation, and Control of Lithium ion Batteries
  Track proposed by:  Jason Siegel
  Abstract:  One of the key challenges for adoption of electric vehicles is the cost of batteries. Battery packs for automotive vehicles are typically oversized, by as much as 30%, to allow for both uncertainty in the usage requirements anddegradation of the cells over time. A better estimation of the cell state in real-time and with optimal placement of sensors in commercial packaging constraints would increase the battery utilization and inform higher level energy- and power-management systems. Consumer concerns such as range anxiety can be alleviated though better estimates of battery states and parameters coupled with predictive models of battery performance over the life of the cell. Expansion of the lithium ion battery active materials during charging (lithiation) and thermal cycling leads to mechanical degradation, particle cracking and de-lamination of the electrodes resulting in capacity loss and growth in internal resistance. Therefore models of the concentrationgradients and resulting expansion as a function of temperature and C-rate are needed. Given these coupled Multiphysics models estimation techniques need to be developed which consider the mechanical response of the electrode, in addition to traditional current, voltage and temperature measurements to improve the accuracy of State of Charge (SOC) and State of Health (SOH) estimation. The objective of this open session is to highlight the state of the art in battery modeling and control for automotive systems.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: ndtgw
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Modelling, Control and Fault Diagnosis for Building Energy Management Systems
  Track proposed by:  Christophe Aubrun, Dominique D.J. Sauter
  Abstract:  Recent studies have shown that building represent 40 % of the global energy demand in industrialized countries. Moreover, 90% of the buildings life cycle carbon emissions occur during their operational phase, mainly as consequence of the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning), lighting and appliances energy use. These studies has also pointed out that 20% of energy loss are due to poorly maintained, degraded, or improperly controlled HVAC equipment. Within this context, energy efficiency could be improved by developing effective control strategies and continuous commissioning for building Energy ManagementSystems (BEMS).
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: 816qu
  Full description:  PDF

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  Title: Control of intelligent autonomous systems: mobile robots, vehicles and UAVs
  Track proposed by:  Hideki Hashimoto, Peter Korondi, Mark Balas, Radhakant Padhi, Zdzislaw Kowalczuk, Ljubo Vlacic
  Abstract:  Moving devices (mobile robots, vehicles and UAVs) which can operate in non-industrial (nonstandard) environment need to have totally new functions and behaviours. It is not enough to execute a pre-programmed action line. They must be able to adapt to changing environments, make their own decisions and in addition, they might have to socially fit into the human environment. They have to follow regulations developed originally for human beings. It means that newproblems of control are emerging and have to be solved. This Open invited track provides an opportunity to present and discuss research and development work in the hot area of intelligent autonomous systems. Researchers and practitioners in the field of land, air and marine robotics are brought together to discuss common problems of theoretical and practical applications, describe scientific and commercial applications and explore the possibilities for future research.
  Web site: none
  Code for submitting contributions: c7f3j
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  Title: GdR MACS Young PhD researchers - track of extended abstracts
  Track proposed by:  Frederic Gouaisbaut (LAAS), Henri Pierreval (LIMOS)
  Abstract:  This track, devoted to Ph. D. students of French laboratories, aims at discussing current theoretical and applied research directions in the area of automatic control, system engineering, decision support and goods and service production engineering. More precisely, each scientific field addressed in the working groups of the French GDR MACS is concerned. Young researchers, whose research activity falls within the thematic areas of the GDR MACS (members of the GDR MACS), are invited to submit an extended abstract. Presentations of young researchers serving IFAC2017 as volunteers are most welcome. The presentations and discussions about the research results will take place in interactive sessions.
  Web site: www.laas.fr/projects/JD_MACS
  Code for submitting contributions: 92p23
  Full description:  PDF