The issue contains:
Distributed Computer Control Systems – DCCS ’98
- Author: Ian MacLeod, Flavio De Paoli
- What it covers: Reports on the 15th IFAC Workshop held in Lake Como, Italy, focusing on dependable real-time control systems, distributed architectures, and safety-critical software applications.
Low Cost Automation – LCA ’98
- Author: Chen Zhen-Yu
- What it covers: Details the 5th IFAC Symposium in Shenyang, China, discussing affordable automation techniques, process control, robotics, and intelligent systems for small and medium-sized industries.
Control Applications and Ergonomics in Agriculture – CAEA ’98
- Author: Nick Sigrimis, Peter Groumpos, Robert King
- What it covers: Reviews the workshop held in Athens, Greece, highlighting advanced control technologies, agricultural networking, greening automation, and ergonomics in farm systems.
Control in Natural Disasters
- Author: Akira Sano, Rokuya Ishii
- What it covers: Covers the joint IFAC/SICE Workshop in Tokyo, Japan, examining control science contributions to risk management, structural base isolation, and disaster recovery.
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems – IMS ’98
- Author: P. Kopacek, C.E. Pereira
- What it covers: Summarizes the 5th IFAC Workshop in Gramado, Brazil, focusing on neural networks, Petri nets, holonic systems, and manufacturing research networks.
East Meets West
- Author: R. Toleikis
- What it covers: Reports on the international workshop in Vilnius, Lithuania, dealing with automated control systems, technology transfer, and regional cooperation.
Neural Computation
- Author: H.P. Lipitschenko
- What it covers: Summarizes the NC’98 symposium in Vienna, Austria, focusing on neural networks, dynamic system optimization, and soft computing applications.
Computer Safety, Reliability and Security – SAFECOMP ’98
- Author: W.A. Halang
- What it covers: Highlights the conference held in Heidelberg, Germany, addressing safety-critical computer applications, reliability assessment, and software safety.
Forthcoming Events 1999
- What it covers: Provides a chronological schedule and details of upcoming IFAC conferences, symposia, and workshops for 1999.
Control Engineering Practice
- What it covers: Lists table of contents previews for Volume 6, Issues 9 through 12, covering process control, system identification, intelligent manufacturing, and power plant control.
Automatica
- What it covers: Lists titles and authors of research papers published in the January 1999 issue of Automatica.
Who is Who in IFAC
- What it covers: Introduces the professional background and contributions of Prof. Wook Hyun Kwon.
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