NL 1992_5 - The International Federation of Automatic Control

NL 1992_5

This issue of the IFAC Newsletter highlights major events and developments in automatic control, including a summary of the 5th Symposium on Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Man-Machine Systems and a report on SAFECOMP '91. It introduces the new IFAC journal Control Engineering Practice, profiles Technical Committee Chairman Prof. Federico Butera, and lists upcoming contents for Automatica. Readers will also find an extensive calendar of forthcoming international IFAC events through 1994.

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The issue contains:

Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Man-Machine Systems

Author: Prof. Hank G. Stassen
What it covers: A report on the 5th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium held in The Hague, Netherlands, including key technical categories, survey papers, round table discussions, and award winners.

Safety, Security, Reliability

What it covers: An overview of SAFECOMP ’91 held in Trondheim, Norway, summarizing attendee demographics, session topics, and main takeaways regarding safety-related computer systems.

Who is Who in IFAC

What it covers: A biographical profile of Prof. Federico Butera, Chairman of the IFAC Technical Committee on Social Effects of Automation.

Control Engineering Practice – New IFAC Journal

What it covers: An announcement and detailed call for papers for a new IFAC journal aimed at industrial practitioners, featuring subscription rates, order form details, and scope.

Papers from the Next Issue of Automatica

What it covers: A complete listing of survey papers, regular papers, brief papers, IFAC reports, and book reviews scheduled for the November 1992 issue of Automatica.

Forthcoming Events

What it covers: A calendar of upcoming IFAC workshops, symposia, and conferences scheduled between March 1993 and September 1994, along with dates, locations, deadlines, and contact addresses.