• Plenary talks: Fault-tolerance as a key requirement for the control of modern systems R . J. Patton ( University of Hull ) C. Kambhampati ( University of Hull ) A. Casavola ( University of Calabria )G. Franze' ( University of Calabria )Ron Patton was born in Peru in 1949. He has been Professor of Control & Intelligent Systems Engineering in the Department of Engineering, University of Hull , after leading the Control Engineering research at York University from 1981 to 1995. Ron graduated at Sheffield University in Electrical Engineering in 1971. Following this he held appointments at the BBC Research Department, in medical electronics prior to undertaking PhD research at Sheffield University in Bio Control systems. Prior to taking up appointment at York he was lecturer in control systems at Sheffield Hallam University [1978-1981]. He is Subject Editor for the Wiley Journal of Adaptive Control & Signal Processing and has served on several journal editorial boards. His IFAC service includes: Chair of the TC Safeprocess [1996-2002], Associate Editor for Control Engineering Practice [1996-2005] and Policy Committee [since 2005]. Ron was IPC chair for both SAFEPROCESS'97 & UKACC CONTROL'98 and has served for 21 years on numerous international conference and symposia committees of IFAC, IEE, UKACC, EUCA, IEEE. His research includes network control systems and fault-tolerant control. He has more than 300 publications, including 5 books, notably in fault diagnosis and eigenstructure assignment. Prizes awarded include one IEE Premium, best paper award for IFAC SICICA 2000 and UKACC Control'96. Ron is Senior Member of both the IEEE and the AIAA and Fellow of the Institute of Measurement and Control. Chandra Kambhampati is currently a Reader in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Hull . Previous to this he held positions in the Department of Cybernetics, at the University of Reading , and the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne . He obtained his PhD from City University , London , for his thesis on Algorithms for Optimizing Control in 1988. Chandra Kambhampati heads The Neural, Emergent and Agent Technologies (NEAT) Group, and has a number of doctoral and graduate students, and research associates. He has authored and co-authored over 100 papers on optimization, adaptive optimization, optimal control, neural networks, and fuzzy logic for control and robotics and Networked Control Systems. His current research interests include Networked Control Systems Tolerant to Faults and the development of suitable architectures for complex systems based on Human Motor Control. He is a member of IEEE and the IET. Alessandro Casavola was born in Florence , Italy , in 1958. He received Dr. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florence, Italy, in 1996 and the Ph.D degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 1990. From 1990 to 1996 he was Systems Manager at the Department of Mathematics ``U.Dini'' of the University of Florence, Italy. From 1996 to 1998 he was a Researcher in Control Engineering at the Department of Systems and Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Florence, Italy. Since 1998 he has been with the Department of Electronics, Computer Engineering and Systems of the University of Calabria : from 1998 to 2005 as Associate Professor and since 2005 as Full Professor of Control Engineering. His current research interests include robust control, constrained predictive control, control under constraints, control reconfiguration for fault tolerant systems and supervision approaches for networked dynamical systems. Giuseppe Franzè was born in 1968 in Italy . He received his Laurea degree in computer engineering from the University of Calabria , Italy , in 1994 and the Ph.D degree in systems engineering from the University of Calabria , Italy , in 1999. From 1994 to 2002 he was with the DEIS Department of the University of Calabria , Italy as a Research Associate. Since 2002 he is an Assistant Professor with the same Department. His current research interests include robust control, robust pole placement, constrained predictive control, control under constraints and control reconfiguration for fault tolerant systems. Statistical signal processing approaches to fault detection Fredrik Gustafsson ( Linköping University ) Fredrik Gustafsson received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in automatic control, from Link”ping University, Link”ping, Sweden, in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He is a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Link”ping University, Link”ping, Sweden , since 1999. His research interests are in stochastic signal processing, adaptive filtering and change detection, with applications to communication, vehicular, airborne and audio systems. He is the author of four books, over 100 international journal and conference papers and some 15 patent applications, and he is a co-founder of three companies in the signalprocessing area. Dr. Gustafsson is an Associate Editor of IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SIGNAL PROCESSING. Diagnosis of networked control systems Huajing Fang ( Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Hao Ye ( Tsinghua University ) Maiying Zhong ( Shandong University ) Huajing FANG received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D degree in Control Theory and Engineering from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1982, 1984 and 1991 respectively. He is working with the Department of Control Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, where he is a professor since 1994, and also serves as the director of the Institute of Control Theory, the vice director of the Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems. He is the member of Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes Committee and Education Committee of the Chinese Automation Association, Associate Editor of the Journal of Control Theory and Applications. His research interests include Complex networked control system, control system fault diagnosis, robust and fault-tolerant control, dynamics and control of autonomous vehicle's swarm. Hao Ye was born in Gan Su, China, 1969. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1992 and received his Ph. D degree in automatic control from the same university in 1996. He worked at Tsinghua University as a lecture from 1996 to 1998. Since 1998, he works at Tsinghua University as an associate professor. He is the vice director of the Institute of Process Control ngineering of the Department of Automation of Tsinghua University. His research interests are fault diagnosis and system identification. Maiying Zhong was born in 1965. She received her Ph D degree in Control Theory and Control Engineering from Northeastern University, China in 1999. She is now a professor of School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China. Her research interests include model based fault diagnosis and fault tolerant control. • Industrial talk: Siemens - SIMATIC TIA - Open Automation Platform for Process AutomationMr. Johann Strobl Mr. Strobl is the Manager of Marketing & Promotion RBC A&D PA, Siemens Ltd. China, he is a Siemens PA expert, has More than 20 years experience working in Siemens for process automation. Mr. Strobl is responsible for PCS 7 marketing and promotion in China . Asset Optimization Technologies and Services for Improving Reliability and PerformanceDr. Robin Lu Director of Machinery Health Management Business Unit of Emerson Process Management Asia-Pacific Robin Lu is the Business Director of Machinery Health Management Business Unit of Emerson Process Management Asia-Pacific. Robin joined Emerson in April 1998. He has held several positions of increasing responsibility in services and marketing. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for business development and strategic marketing for Japan market for Emerson Process including Fisher Valve, Rosemount Measurement and Micro Motion Coriolis Flowmeter. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in instrumentation and control engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Keio University in Japan . • Semi-plenary talks: Fault-tolerant control systems: academic and industrial perspectives Jin Jiang ( University of Western Ontario ) Dr. Jiang received his BESc. from Xi'an Jiaotong University , in Xi'an , China in 1982, and MESc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of New Brunswick , in Fredericton , New Brunswick , Canada in 1984 and 1989, respectively. He started his academic career as a lecturer in Marine Institute in St. John's , Newfoundland in 1988, and became as an Assistant Professor in Lakehead University in Thunder Bay , Ontario in July 1990. From 1991, Dr. Jiang has been with the University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario , Canada , where he currently is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. From 1996 to 1997, he spent one year in Yamaguchi University, in Ube, Japan as a visiting Associate Professor on his sabbatical leave. From 2003, he has been a Senior Industrial Research Chair funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) as well as the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) in the area of control, instrumentation, and electrical systems in nuclear power plants. He is currently serving on NSERC Grant Selection Committee for the period of 2005 to 2007. He is also representing Canada on the IEC subcommittee on Instrumentation and Control for Nuclear Power Plants. Dr. Jiang has wide range of research interests, including fault-tolerant control of safety-critical systems (aircraft, nuclear power plants), advanced control of electrical power plants and power systems (combustion, generation, transmissions, and fuel cells), and advanced signal processing for diagnosis applications (manufacturing processes and human hearts). He has published extensively in the above areas including a research monograph on active fault-tolerant control systems. Dr. Jiang is also a passionate teacher, and has won several teaching awards in the last few years. Dr. Jiang has a long association with IFAC and currently serve as members in the following technical committees: “Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes”, “Power Plants and Power Systems”, and “Networked Systems”. Dr. Jiang currently also holds honorary appointments from Xi'an Jiaotong University and China Eastern Jiaotong University . The Practical Problems of Fault Isolation in Large Scale Industrial SystemsJan M. Koscielny （Warsaw University of Technology）Michal Bartys （Warsaw University of Technology）Michal Syfert （Warsaw University of Technology）Jan Maciej Koscielny (57) , professor in the Institute of Automatic Control and Robotics of Warsaw University of Technology. Leader of the Research Working Group on Diagnostics of Industrial Processes. His research activities are focused mainly on the fields of fault detection and isolation, fault tolerant control and decentralised systems. His last works are dealing with application of fuzzy logic and neural networks for diagnostic reasoning in complex technological installations, diagnostics of actuators, and development of diagnostic systems. He is the author or co-author of 6 monographs, 178 papers, 3 patents. He has been lead 76 research projects dealing with development and implementation of industrial monitoring and diagnosing systems: OSA , DIAG and AmandD . He has been initiated, in co-operation with Prof. J. Korbicz, the conference on Diagnostics of Industrial Processes being the national equivalence of Safeprocess symposium. Co-authors of monograph Fault Diagnosis. Models, Artificial Intelligence, Applications published by Springer. Member of executive boards of three European Union projects dealing with FDI issues. Member of international editorial board of International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science and national research-technical journal: Measurements, Automatics, Control . His is interesting in painting and classic music. Very active in sports: volleyball, tennis and skiing. Michal Bartys (57) , PhD. Since 1973 have been employed at Warsaw University of Technology at various positions, while during this activity worked at RWTH Aachen, Germany (1986-1988), Duisburg University , Germany (1993-1994). His research are concerning automatic control, diagnostics, fuzzy logic, development of smart instrumentation and actuators. He is the author or co-author of 3 monographs, 95 papers, 6 patents, designer of 45 unique instruments, and promoter of six significant industrial implementations. Member of steering committees and executive boards of three European Union projects. Interested in wandering and skiing. Michal Syfert (32) , PhD. Since 2004 has been employed at the Institute of Automatic Control and Robotics at the Warsaw University of Technology at lecturer position. His research activities concern mainly the diagnostics of industrial processes, fuzzy logic applications and development of diagnostic systems. They are focused on designing fault detection and isolation algorithms for complex and uncertain technological systems. He is the author or co-author of 7 chapters in monographs and 44 papers ( 9 in periodicals). Participant of three European Union projects conducted in the framework of fault diagnosis of industrial processes and actuators. Co-author of two diagnostic systems for industrial processes DIAG and AMandD. He took part in two industrial applications of diagnostic systems. Interested in photography, hiking, skiing and squash.