IFAC_Newsletter_2014_6

The issue contains:

1. New IFAC Journal – Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems: Addition to the IFAC Publications Portfolio

• Author: Alessandro Giua
• What it covers: An announcement details the addition of the journal Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems (NAHS) to the IFAC publications portfolio as of January 2015. It highlights the journal’s history, field of scope, indexing metrics, editorial leadership, and publication goals.

2. Offenlegung

• What it covers: A mandatory legal media declaration outlining the ownership, organizational structure, purpose, and editorial leadership of the IFAC Newsletter under Austrian law.

3. Prize Winners at 2014 IFAC World Congress

• What it covers: An overview of awards presented at the 2014 IFAC World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, along with updates to prize governance and selection procedures.

4. Interactive Paper Prize

• What it covers: Profiles the winner of the Interactive Paper Prize, Matteo Corno, detailing his academic background, professional experience, and research focus in vehicle control systems and battery modeling.

5. Young Author Prize

• What it covers: Highlights Young Author Prize winner Pontus Giselsson, presenting his educational background, research career, and focus areas in embedded and distributed optimization.

6. Harold Chestnut Control Engineering Textbook Prize

• What it covers: Outlines the criteria for the textbook award named after IFAC’s first president and introduces the 2014 co-winners, Miroslav Krstic and Andrey Smyshlyaev, alongside their academic achievements.

7. Applications Paper Prize

• What it covers: Explains the criteria for the control applications award and introduces the six-member winning team, featuring bios and research backgrounds for Denis Dochain, Céline Casenave, Alain Rapaport, Jérôme Harmand, Marc Perez, and Jean-Marie Sablayrolles.

8. Introducing the 2011-2014 IFAC Fellows: Continuation in a series

• What it covers: Presents detailed biographical entries and research contributions for IFAC Fellows Mengchu Zhou and Albert Benveniste.

9. Transitions: Manfred Thoma

• What it covers: A brief announcement noting the passing of former IFAC President Manfred Thoma on 10 November 2014.

10. Transitions: J.H. Westcott 1920-2014

• What it covers: An obituary commemorating IFAC founding member Professor John Westcott, summarizing his career, key contributions to automatic control, and foundational involvement with IFAC.

11. American Control Conference 2014

• What it covers: A report covering the proceedings, technical program, and event highlights from the 2014 American Control Conference held in Portland, Oregon.

12. IFAC Rebranding

• What it covers: An update regarding IFAC’s ongoing branding and visual identity initiatives designed to modernize its global presence.

13. Forthcoming Events

• What it covers: A listing of upcoming IFAC-sponsored symposia, conferences, workshops, and deadlines for abstract and paper submissions across various regions.

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