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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 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 • Stimulate improvement and extension of education
IFAC • Founded September 1957 • IFAC Members: National Member Organizations • The NMOs represent control engineers from each of the following: AFRICA ASIA EUROPE China Hong Kong Indonesia Israel Japan Korea Rep. Singapore Egypt South Africa Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovak Rep. Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Macedonia AMERICA Mexico USA Argentina Brazil Chile AUSTRALIA Australia New Zealand
IFAC EVENTS • World Congresses • Symposia (the Technical Board defines the Masterplan) • Conferences • Workshops Approximately 30 events per year
IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Manufacturing and Instrumentation CC on Systems and Signals • Advanced Manufacturing Technology • Enterprise Integration • Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control • Robotics • Components and Instruments • Low Cost Automation • Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing • Adaptive Control and Tuning • Discrete Event Dynamic Systems • Stochastic Systems • Fuzzy and Neural Systems CC on Design Methods CC on Life Support Systems • Control Design • Linear Systems • Nonlinear Systems • Optimal Control • Robust Control • Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes • Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation • Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems • Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems
IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Systems Engineering and Management • Large Scale Systems • Man-Machine Systems • Computer Aided Control Systems Design • Business and Management Techniques • Computation in Economic, Financial & Engineering-Economic Systems • Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability CC on Global and Educational Issues of Automation • Control Education • Social Impact of Automation • Developing Countries CC on Industrial Applications • Chemical Process Control • Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing • Power Plants and Power Systems • Control of Biotechnological Processes • Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety • of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS
IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEESAND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Transportation and Vehicles • Aerospace • Automotive Control • Marine Systems • Air Traffic Control Automation • Transportation Systems • Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles CC on Computer Control • Distributed Computer Control Systems • Real Time Software Engineering • Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control • Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control • Safety of Computer Systems
IFAC PUBLICATIONS • Periodicals AUTOMATICA Control Engineering Practice Reviews in Automatic Control Affiliated Journals Newsletter • IFAC Proceedings • Technical Committee Reports • Monographs • Multilingual Glossary/Dictionary of Automatic Control Technology
IFAC Awards Presented at each Triennial World Congress • THE NATHANIEL NICHOLS MEDAL • THE GIORGIO QUAZZA MEDAL 1996 Prof. Jürgen Ackermann 1999 Prof. Gunter Stein 1981 Prof. John F. Coales 1984 Prof. Iakov Z. Tsypkin 1987 Prof. Karl J. Aström 1990 Prof. Petar Kokotovic 1993 Prof. Edward J. Davison 1996 Prof. Alberto Isidori 1999 Prof. Brian D.O. Anderson • IFAC Young Author Prize • IFAC Applications Paper Prize • IFAC Control Engineering Textbook Prize • IFAC Poster Paper Prize • AUTOMATICA Paper Prize Awards • CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Paper Prize Awards
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.
IFAC SECRETARIAT Schlossplatz 12 A-2361 Laxenburg AUSTRIA Tel: +43/2236/71447 Fax: +43/2236/72859 e-mail: secr@ifac.co.at http://www.ifac-control.org
Coordinating Committee on Manufacturing and Instrumentation Advanced Manufacturing Technology Enterprise Integration Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control Robotics Components and Instruments Low Cost Automation
Coordinating Committee on Design Methods Control Design Linear Systems Nonlinear Systems Optimal Control Robust Control
Coordinating Committee on Systems and Signals Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing Adaptive Control and Tuning Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Stochastic Systems Fuzzy and Neural Systems
Coordinating Committee on Life Support Systems Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems
Coordinating Committee onSystems Engineering and Management Large Scale Systems Man-Machine Systems Computer Aided Control Systems Design Business and Management Techniques Computation in Economic, Financial and Engineering-Economic Systems S W I I S
Coordinating Committee onGlobal and Educational Issues of Automation Control Education Social Impact of Automation Developing Countries
Coordinating Committee on Industrial Applications Chemical Process Control Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing Power Plants and Power Systems Control of Biotechnological Systems Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS
Coordinating Committee on Transportation and Vehicles Aerospace Automotive Control Marine Systems Air Traffic Control Automation Transportation Systems Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles
Coordinating Committee on Computer Control Distributed Computer Control Systems Real-Time Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control Safety of Computer Control Systems