International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modelling, 
                         Control and Automation
                              CIMCA'99
                        17-19 February 1999
                          Vienna - Austria
           http://www-gscit.fcit.monash.edu.au/conferences/cimca99
 
Honorary Chair:
Lotfi A. Zadeh, University of California, USA
 
General Chair:
Masoud Mohammadian, Monash University (Australia)
 
 
                               CALL FOR PAPERS
 
 
The international conference on computational Intelligence for modelling,
control and automation will be held in Vienna, Austria on 17-19 February
1999. The conference provides a medium for the exchange of ideas between
theoreticians and practitioners to address the important issue in
computational intelligence, modelling, control and automation.
 
The conference will consist of both plenary sessions and contributory
sessions, focusing on theory, implementation and applications of
computational intelligence techniques to modelling, control and automation.
For contributory sessions, extended abstract papers are being solicited.
Several well-known keynote speakers will address the conference. Topics
include, but are not limited to, the following area:
 
Modern and Advanced Control Strategies:
Neural Networks Control,  Fuzzy Logic Control, Genetic Algorithms &
Evolutionary Control,  Model-Predictive Control, Adaptive and Optimal
Control, Intelligent Control Systems, Robotics and Automation, Fault
Diagnosis, Intelligent agents, Industrial Automations
 
Hybrid Systems:
Fuzzy Evolutionary Systems, Fuzzy Expert Systems, Fuzzy Neural Systems,
Neural Genetic Systems, Neural-Fuzzy-Genetic Systems, Hybrid Systems for
Optimisation
 
Data Analysis, Prediction and Model Identification:
Signal Processing, Prediction & Time Series Analysis, System
Identification, Data Fusion and Data Mining, Knowledge Discovery,
Intelligent Information Systems, Image Processing, Image Understanding,
Parallel Computing applications in Identification & Control, Pattern
Recognition, Clustering, Classification
 
Decision Making and Information Retrieval:
Case-Based Reasoning, Decision Analysis, Intelligent Databases &
Information Retrieval, Dynamic Systems Modelling, Decision Support Systems,
Multi-criteria Decision Making, Qualitative and Approximate-Reasoning
Modelling
 
 
Paper Submission
 
Papers will be selected based on their originality, significance,
correctness, and clarity of presentation. Four copies of extended abstract
(500-800 word) should be submitted to the following address:
 
CIMCA'99 Secretariat
School of Computing & Information Technology
Monash University
Gippsland Campus
Switchback Rd, Churchill 3842
Victoria, Australia
 
Extended abstract should present original work, which has not been
published or being reviewed for other conferences.
 
Important Dates
 
14 July 1998           Deadline for submission of extended abstract
 
21 September 1998      Notification of acceptance
 
23 November1998        Deadline for camera-ready copies of accepted papers
 
17-19 February 1999   Conference sessions
 
Special Sessions and Tutorials
Special sessions and tutorials will be organised at the conference. The
conference is calling for special sessions and tutorial proposals. All
proposals should be sent to the conference chair before November 23rd,
1998. CIMCA'99 will also include a special poster session devoted to recent
work and work-in-progress. Abstracts are solicited for this session (3
pages limit) may be submitted up to 30 days before the conference date.
 
Invited Sessions
Keynote speakers from academia and industry will be addressing the main
issues of the conference.
 
 
International Program Committee:
 
H. Adeli, The Ohio State University, USA
B. Kosko, University of Southern California, USA
A. Kandel, University of South Florida, USA
T. Fukuda, Nagoya University, Japan
T. Baeck, Informatic Centrum Dortmund, Germany
J. Bezdek, University of West Florida, USA
K. Hirota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
G. Dorffner, University of Vienna, Austria
E. Oja, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
W. Pedrycz, University of Manitoba, Canada
X. Yao, The University of New South Wales, ADFA, Australia
H. R. Berenji, NASA Ames Research Center, USA
R. C. Eberhart, Purdue University,USA
A. Y. Zomaya, University of Western Australia, Australia
T. Shibata, MITI, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan
H. Liljenstrom, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
F. Herrera, University of Granada, Spain
A. Bulsari, AB Nonlinear Solutions OY, Finland
B. Bignall, Monash University, Australia
J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University, Canada
V. Piuri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
T. Furuhashi, Nagoya University, Japan
A. Aamodt, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
T. Yamakawa, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
L. Guan, University of Sydney, Australia
 
International Liaison:
 
Canada and USA Liaison:
J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University,
Canada 
 
Europe Liaison :
R. John, De Montfort University, UK
Z. Pahlavani, AVIP, Austria
 
Local Arrangements and Public Relation:
Zohra Pahlavani, AVIP, Austria
Christina Meier, Australia
 
Publicity:
Henry Selvaraj 
Monash University (Australia)
Robert John, De Montfort University (UK)
 
Publication:
Masoud Mohammadian, (Chair), Monash University, Australia
J. D. Pinter, Dalhousie University,
Canada 
 
 
Visits and social events
Sightseeing visits will be arranged for the delegates and guests. A
separate program will be arranged for companions during the conference.
 
 
Further Information
For further information either contact cimca99@fcit.monash.edu.au or see
the conference homepage at:
http://www-gscit.fcit.monash.edu.au/conferences/cimca99