Control of Infinite-Dimensional Systems- Waterloo, 2005

International Workshop on Control of Infinite-Dimensional  Systems 

University of Waterloo

July 25th - 29th 2005

Organisers: John Burns (Virginia Tech)  & Kirsten Morris (Waterloo)

Supported by the Fields Institute and the University of Waterloo


Many control systems are modelled by partial differential equations, and hence evolve on an infinite- dimensional state space.  Infinite-dimensional systems  also arise from delay-differential equation models and  in some hysteretic systems. Research in control of infinite-dimensional systems occurs on a wide variety of fronts ranging from work in systems theory to computation of controllers to very applied work on using smart materials in coupled structures. It is the intent of this workshop to bring researchers from these  areas together and to foster discussions that may lead to new solutions to problems. 
 

Confirmed Speakers Include:
Tom Banks, USA Ralph Smith, USA
Ruth Curtain, Netherlands Kazufumi Ito, USA
Miroslav Krstic, USA Olof Staffans, Finland
Marius Tucsnak, France Hartmut Logemann, UK
Enrique Zuazua, Spain Hans Zwart, Netherlands

The program  for the workshop is available as a pdf file. A booklet with abstracts is available at the workshop.

Accommodation is available on-campus in conference accommodation at reasonable rates:
There is  a very small airport in Kitchener-Waterloo (YKF)  with flights to Detroit and several other cities.   Toronto (YYZ) is a very large airport. Hamilton also has an airport (YHM). Both  of these airports are about an hour from Waterloo.   Airways Transit provides transportation  if you don't want to rent a car.