The Seventh IEEE International Conference on Control & Automation
December 9–11, 2009
Christchurch, New Zealand
Call for Papers
The 7th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA’09) will be held on December 9 - 11, 2009, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The conference is jointly organized by the IEEE Control Systems Chapter, Singapore and IEEE South New Zealand Section, and technically sponsored by IEEE Control Systems Society and University of Canterbury, New Zealand. It is to create a forum for scientists and practicing engineers throughout the world to present the latest research findings and ideas in the areas of control and automation.
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ICCA Proceedings are included in EI Compendex, IEEE Xplore and ISI Proceedings (ISTP).
Topics of interest include but not limited to
Modeling of Complex Systems
Optimal Control
Linear Systems
Discrete Event Systems
Robust and Control
Adaptive Control
Nonlinear Systems and Control
Learning Systems
Fuzzy and Neural Systems
Intelligent and AI Based Control
Estimation and Identification
Real-time Systems
Fault Detection
Sensor/data fusion
Process Control & Instrumentation
Robotics
Motion Control
Automated Guided Vehicles
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Control Education
Integrated Manufacturing
Control Applications
Factory Modeling and Automation
Process Automation
Petri-Nets and Applications
Man-machine Interactions
Micro and Nano Systems
Smart Structures
Sensor networks and networked control
Multi-agent systems
Three Keynote Speeches
Three keynote speeches are to be conducted by well known experts in control and automation, Professors Carlos E. de Souza (IEEE Fellow), Jie Huang (IEEE Fellow), and Hassan K. Khalil (IEEE Fellow).
Submission of Papers
Authors should submit the full version of their manuscripts online through the conference web site at http://www.ieee-icca.org (or http://hdd.ece.nus.edu.sg/~icca09/). General inquiries should be addressed directly to Program Chair, Professor Cishen Zhang, at Nanyang Technological Uni-versity (e-mail: icca2009@ntu.edu.sg).
Proposals for invited sessions in the related areas are also solicited and should be submitted through email to Invited Session Chair, Professor Gary Feng at City University of Hong Kong (e-mail: megfeng@cityu.edu.hk).
All materials must be written in English, and a paper should be submitted only if you intend to present the paper at the conference. The manuscript to be submitted to the conference should contain sufficient details including key concepts and novel features of the work. It should include the title, authors, mailing addresses, affiliations, telephone and fax numbers and email addresses.
