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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

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IFAC

• Founded September 1957
• IFAC Members: National Member Organizations

The NMOs represent control engineers from each of the following: AFRICA

Egypt South Africa

AMERICA

Mexico USA Argentina Brazil Chile

AUSTRALIA

Australia New Zealand

ASIA

China Hong Kong Indonesia Israel Japan Korea Rep. Singapore

EUROPE

Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Macedonia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovak Rep. Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

IFAC’s STRUCTURE

Advisors NMO TC on ... TC on ... TC on ... TC on ... Technical Board Technical Comm. Secretariat EC on ... EC on ... Executive Board Executive Comm. Council President GENERAL ASSEMBLY NMO NMO

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IFAC EVENTS

• World Congresses
• Symposia (the Technical Board defines the Masterplan)
• Conferences
• Workshops

Approximately 30 events per year

IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

CC on Manufacturing and Instrumentation

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Enterprise Integration
• Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control
• Robotics
• Components and Instruments
• Low Cost Automation

CC on Systems and Signals

• Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing
• Adaptive Control and Tuning
• Discrete Event Dynamic Systems
• Stochastic Systems
• Fuzzy and Neural Systems

CC on Design Methods

• Control Design
• Linear Systems
• Nonlinear Systems
• Optimal Control
• Robust Control

CC 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

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IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND 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
• f Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS

IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND 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

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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 GIORGIO QUAZZA MEDAL

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
• THE NATHANIEL NICHOLS MEDAL

1996

• Prof. Jürgen Ackermann

1999

• Prof. Gunter Stein
• 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

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WHAT IS IFAC ALL ABOUT ?

Enthusiastic engineers and scientists from about 50 countries

• rganizing 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

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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

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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

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Coordinating Committee on Systems 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 on Global and Educational Issues of Automation

Control Education Developing Countries Social Impact of Automation

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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

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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