NL 1992_6 - The International Federation of Automatic Control

NL 1992_6

This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights editorial transitions at Automatica and provides updates on the upcoming 12th IFAC World Congress in Sydney. It covers reports from major IFAC symposia and workshops on topics such as chemical process control, time series analysis, real-time control architectures, artificial intelligence, decision support systems, and quality in manufacturing. Additionally, the issue features an obituary for Professor Georg O. Striker, a biographical profile of Professor Mogens Kümmel, and a preview of papers scheduled for publication in Automatica.

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The issue contains:

1. Changes in Automatica

Author: George S. Axelby
What it covers: Details editorial changes at Automatica, including the retirement of Dr. H. Austin Spang III, the appointment of Professor Yaman Arkun as his successor, and Huibert Kwakernaak’s role as Liaison Officer.

2. Sydney Congress Approaching

Author: Graham C. Goodwin
What it covers: Updates on preparations, paper submissions, plenary speakers, and local arrangements for the 12th IFAC World Congress in Sydney.

3. Dynamics and Control of Chemical Reactors, Distillation Columns and Batch Processes (DYCORD ’92)

Author: J.G. Balchen
Date: 26–29 April 1992
What it covers: A summary of the 3rd IFAC Symposium held at College Park, Maryland, including plenary lectures, tutorial sessions, and publication details.

4. Economic Time Series Analysis and Systems Identification

Author: M. Deistler
Date: 1–3 July 1992
What it covers: Overview of the IFAC Workshop in Vienna, Austria, focusing on cross-disciplinary discussions between engineering, econometrics, and statistics.

5. Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control

Author: Peter Fleming
Date: 31 August–2 September 1992
What it covers: Highlights from the IFAC Workshop in Seoul, South Korea, covering computing advances, multiprocessor systems, and keynote presentations.

6. Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control

Author: H.B. Verbruggen
Date: 16–18 June 1992
What it covers: Report on the IFAC/IFIP/IMACS Symposium in Delft, The Netherlands, detailing technical sessions, key themes, and plenary addresses on AI applications.

7. Support Systems for Decision and Negotiation Processes

Author: R. Kulikowski
Date: 24–26 June 1992
What it covers: Summary of the IFAC/IFORS/IIASA/TIMS Workshop held in Warsaw, Poland, covering bargaining analysis, multi-criteria decision making, and risk analysis.

8. Automatic Control for Quality and Productivity (ACQP’92)

Author: A. Talha Dinibütün
Date: 3–5 June 1992
What it covers: Report on the IFAC Workshop in Istanbul, Turkey, highlighting research and applications in industrial quality, productivity, and automation.

9. Professor Georg O. Striker 1913–1992