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IFAC

IFAC. International Federation of Automatic Control . IFAC’s AIMS. Promote control science and technology Advance international collaboration Stimulate research, development and application of automatic control and systems engineering Promote dissemination and exchange of information

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IFAC

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  1. IFAC International Federation of Automatic Control

  2. IFAC’s AIMS • Promote control science and technology • Advance international collaboration • Stimulate research, development and application of automatic control and systems engineering • Promote dissemination and exchange of information • Stimulate improvement and extension of education

  3. IFAC • Founded September 1957 • IFAC Members: National Member Organizations • The NMOs represent control engineers from each of the following: EUROPE AFRICA AUSTRALIA Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Ireland Kosovo Lithuania Macedonia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovak Rep. Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom South Africa Tunisia Australia AMERICA ASIA China Hong Kong Indonesia India Israel Japan Korea Rep. Singapore Vietnam Canada USA Argentina Brazil Chile Cuba Mexico Peru Venezuela

  4. IFAC’s STRUCTURE

  5. IFAC EVENTS Approximately 30 events per year • World Congresses • Symposia (the Technical Board defines the Masterplan) • Conferences • Workshops

  6. COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL COMMITTEESORGANIZED IN 3 MAIN AREASTHEORY - TECHNOLOGY - APPLICATIONS IFAC

  7. IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES TECHNOLOGY THEORY 1. Systems and Signals 3. Computers, Cognition and Communications 1.1. Modelling, Identification and Signal Processing 1.2. Adaptive and Learning Systems 1.3. Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems 1.4. Stochastic Systems 1.5 Networked Systems 3.1. Computers for Control 3.2. Computational Intelligence in Control 3.3. Telematics: Control via Communication Networks 2. Design Methods 4. Mechatronics, Robotics and Components 2.1. Control Design 2.2. Linear Control Systems 2.3. Non-Linear Control Systems 2.4. Optimal Control 2.5. Robust Control 2.6. Distributed Parameter Systems 4.1. Components and Technologies for Control 4.2. Mechatronic Systems 4.3. Robotics 4.5. Human Machine Systems

  8. IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES APPLICATIONS 5. Manufacturing and Logistics Systems 6. Power and Process Systems 5.1. Manufacturing Plant Control 5.2. Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control 5.3. Enterprise Integration and Networking 5.4. Large Scale Complex Systems 6.1. Chemical Process Control 6.2. Mining, Mineral & Metal Processing 6.3. Power and Energy Systems 6.4. Safeprocess 8. Bio & Ecological Systems 7. Transportation and Vehicle Systems 8.1. Control in Agriculture 8.2. Biological and Medical Systems 8.3. Modelling & Control of Environmental Systems 8.4. Biosystems and Bioprocesses 7.1. Automotive Control 7.2. Marine Systems 7.3. Aerospace 7.4. Transportation Systems 7.5. Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles 9. Social Systems 9.1. Economic & Business Systems 9.2. Social Impact of Automation 9.3. Developing Countries 9.4. Control Education 9.5. SWIIS

  9. IFAC PUBLICATIONS • Periodicals AUTOMATICA Control Engineering Practice Annual Reviews in Control Journal of Process Control Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence Journal on Mechatronics Affiliated Journals Newsletter • IFAC Proceedings • IFAC PapersOnLine

  10. IFAC Awards Presented at each Triennial World Congress THE NATHANIEL NICHOLS MEDAL THE GIORGIO QUAZZA MEDAL • 1981 Prof. John F. Coales • 1984 Prof. Iakov Z. Tsypkin • 1987 Prof. Karl J. Aström • 1990 Prof. PetarKokotovic • 1993 Prof. Edward J. Davison • 1996 Prof. Alberto Isidori • Prof. Brian D.O. Anderson • 2002 Prof. LennartLjung • 2005 Prof. Tamer Başar • 2008 Prof. Graham Goodwin • 2011 Prof. Hidenori Kimura • 1996 Prof. Jürgen Ackermann • Prof. Gunter Stein • 2002 Dr. Carl Nett • 2005 Dr. William F. Powers • 2008 Prof. GerdHirzinger • 2011 Dr. Siva Banda INDUSTRIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2002 YasuoIchii, Shoji Murayama and Takahiro Yamasaki 2005Serge Boverie 2008 Not awarded 2011 Anton van Zanten HIGH IMPACT PAPER AWARD 2011 Profs. David Mayne, J.B. Rawlings, C.V. Rao and P.O.M. Scokaert

  11. IFAC Awards Congress Awards • IFAC Applications Paper Prize • IFAC Young Author Prize • IFAC Harold Chestnut Control Engineering Textbook Prize • IFAC Poster Paper Prize Journal Awards • AUTOMATICA Paper Prize • CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Paper Prize • Journal of PROCESS CONTROL Paper Prize • EAAI Paper Prize • Mechatronics Journal Paper Prize

  12. IFAC Fellows The IFAC Fellow Award is given annually to persons who have made outstanding and extra-ordinary contributions in the field of interest of IFAC, in the role as an Engineer/Scientist, Technical Leader, or Educator. The first Fellows were elected at the IFAC World Congress in Prague in July 2005.

  13. IFAC Fellows The persons distinguished in 2005 were B.D.O. Anderson, J. Ackermann, K.J. Åström, M. Araki, T. Başar, L. Basanez. J. Benes, J. Bernussou, R.Bitmead. E.J. Davison, J. Gertler, G. Goodwin, R. Isermann, A. Isidori, S. Kahne, P. Kokotovic, H. Kwakernaak, L. Ljung, M. Mansour, C. Nett, A. Niemi, W. Powers, J.A. de la Puente, Y. Sawaragi, W. Schaufelberger, G. Stein, M. Thoma, P. Uronen, T. Vamos, F. L. Xiong In 2006, the following persons were elected IFAC Fellows P. Albertos, M. Athans, J. Balchen, H.F. Chen, S. Engell, W. Findeisen, K. Furuta, M. Gevers, G. Guardabassi, D. Hrovat, P. Ioannou, M. Masten, D. Mayne, T. McAvoy, B. Polyak, T. Soederstroem In 2007, the following persons were elected IFAC Fellows F. Allgoewer, J. Cruz, J.M. Dion, C. Georgakis, H. Khalil, H. Kimura, V. Kucera, I. Landau, Lei Guo, W. Marquardt, E. Mosca, R. Tempo, P. van den Hof, F.Y. Wang In 2008, the following persons were elected IFAC Fellows S. Bittanti, R. Braatz, E. Camacho, X.R. Cao, C. Cassandras, T.Y. Chai, T. Edgar, E. Gottzein, A. Haddad, M. Krstic, A. Kurzhanski, F. Lewis, M. Morari, M. Safonov, A. Vicino

  14. IFAC Fellows In 2009, thefollowingpersonswereelected IFAC Fellows Frank Doyle, Peter Fleming, Lino Guzzella, Jie Huang, George Irwin, TohruKatayama, Giorgio Picci, Bruno Siciliano, Tzyh Jong Tarn In 2010, thefollowingpersonswereelected IFAC Fellows Panos Antsaklis, Siva Banda, Ross Barmish, Chris Byrnes (electedposthumously), Ruwei Dai, Denis Dochain, Tyrone Duncan, Shuzi Sam Ge, Jessy Grizzle, Shinji Hara, Mustafa Khammash, Wook-Hyun Kwon, Li Qiu, Anders Lindquist, Andrew Teel, Masayoshi Tomizuka, Ali Ulsoy In 2011, thefollowingpersonswereelected IFAC Fellows John Baillieul, BassanBamieh, Shanker P. Bhattacharyya, Edgar H. Bristol, Jie Chen, Patrizio Colaneri, Panagiotos Christofides, Arthur Krener, Jay Lee, Zongli Lin, Reza Moheimani, Ian Song, Lihua Xie

  15. WHAT IS IFAC ALL ABOUT ? • Enthusiastic engineers and scientists from about 50 countries • organizing approximately 30 technical meetings per year • investing time, energy and expertise • for the benefit of the control engineering community.

  16. IFAC SECRETARIAT Schlossplatz 12 A-2361 Laxenburg AUSTRIA Tel: +43/2236/71447 Fax: +43/2236/72859 e-mail: secretariat@ifac-control.org http://www.ifac-control.org

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