ETFA'2009 Topics
Topics
Track 1 - Information Technology in Automation

Track Co-Chairs:
Dacfey Dzung, ABB, Switzerland - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Thilo Sauter, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Development Platforms and Frameworks: .NET, J2EE; Programming languages: Java, C#, Software System Security, Tool chains for Software Design and Development, Engineering and commissioning tools, etc.; Operating Systems; Databases and Web Interfaces; Realtime Mobile Computing, Network Computing, Distributed Real-time Systems, Industrial Signal Processing, Sensor fusion.

Track 2 - Industrial Communication Systems

Track Co-Chairs:
Julian Proenza, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Stefano Vitturi, University of Padua, Italy - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Real-Time Communications and Applications; Fieldbus Networks; Real-Time Ethernet Networks; Wireless and Hybrid (wired/wireless) Networks for Industrial Communications; Dependability Aspects and Fault Tolerance; Middleware for Industrial Communication Systems; Vertical Integration Aspects: Web-based Setup, Maintenance and Configuration; Internetworking; Formal Description Techniques; Intranet and Internet Access; Factory Applications and Case Studies. Performance Analysis of Industrial Communication Systems.

Track 3 - Real-Time and (Networked) Embedded Systems

Track Co-Chairs:
Thomas Nolte, Maelardalen University, Sweden - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Roberto Passerone, University of Trento, Italy - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Real-Time Computing; Real-Time Operating Systems; Real-Time Communications; Networked Embedded Systems Technology; Wireless Sensor Networks; Embedded Systems Security; Sensor Technology; Cyber Physical Systems; Design and Implementation; Design Methodologies and Tools; Models of Computation and Formal Methods; Hardware/Software Co-Design; Components and Platforms; Power Supply and Management; Data Integration and Fusion; Communication Modes; Quality of Service control; Case studies (industrial automation, automotive, avionics, communications...).

Track 4 - Automated Manufacturing Systems

Track Co-Chairs:
Joaquin Ezpeleta, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Armin Zimmermann, University of Ilmenau, Germany - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Formal Modeling of Manufacturing and Process Systems; Simulation, Queueing Systems, Petri Nets; Synthesis and Analysis Techniques, Performance Evaluation and Reliability, Scheduling; Recent Developments in Standardization; Test Cases, Benchmarks, Tools; Discrete and Continuous Industrial Automation Systems; Automated Manufacturing Systems and Enterprise Integration; Applications and Experiences in Practice.

Track 5 - Industrial Control

Track Chair:
Weng Khuen Ho, National University of Singapore, Singapore - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ramón Vilanova, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Process Control; Equipment Control; Intelligent Control; Supervisory Control; Industrial Control Implementation; Discrete and Continuous Automation Systems; Equipment and Process Monitoring; Fault Detection and Classification; Process Modelling and Optimization.

Track 6 - Computational Intelligence and Modern Heuristics in Automation

Track Co-Chairs:
Milos Manic, University of Idaho, USA - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Sam Kwong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Beatriz López, University of Girona, Spain - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Intelligent Systems and Control, Modern Heuristics, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Mining in automation and industrial applications; Neural/Fuzzy/Evolutionary approaches in automation; Modern heuristics methods in factory automation based on predictive, adaptive control, recognition, navigation, motion control, competitive, self-organizing learning, and clustering; Computational Intelligence in wireless automation protocols such as Bluetooth, WiFi, and ZigBee; Computational Intelligence in security, reliability, and fault-tolerance in automation; Ant colonies optimization and swarm intelligence in automation; Also Petri Nets, Chaos, Markov models, Support Vector Machines, and Expert Systems.

Track 7 - Intelligent Robots & Systems

Track Co-Chairs:
Rafael Garcia, University of Girona, Spain - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Alberto Ortiz, University of of Balearic Islands, Spain - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Machine Vision and Intelligence, Actuators and Motion Control, Multisensor Fusion and Integration, Intelligent Robots and Systems, Intelligent Space.

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