hundreds of hours of work to provide a technical program and its organization de la Espriella, Ray Villareal, Miguel top-quality event. An important part of and logistics. The registration and local Jiménez, and Carolina Martínez. these efforts was focused on endowing arrangements were excellently coordi the conference with a more international nated by Angie Rueda, who also led a Carlos Ocampo-Martinez impact by means of satisfying certain group of six student volunteers: Daniela Diego Patiño standards from the IEEE, both in the Torres, Luis Eduardo Graterol, Bladimir Nicanor Quijano
The 36th Chinese Control Conference
he 36th Chinese Control Confer and The Society of Instrument and »» “Advances in Distributed Con ence (CCC2017) was held on July Control Engineers, Japan. Many dis trol and Computation” by A. T 26–28, 2017, at the Dalian Interna tinguished guests from these sponsor Stephen Morse, Yale University, tional Conference Center, Dalian, Lia ing and cosponsoring organizations United States oning Province, China. Dalian is one attended the conference, along with »»“Distributed Optimization of the most attractive cities and a major more than 100 consultants and com and Learning” by Zong-Ben metropolis in China. More than 2,500 mittee members of TCCT. Xu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, people attended the conference in China cluding over 2,300 registrants, 50 fac The Technical Program »»“Biological Systems and Auto ulty and staff volunteers, and more This year, 3,001 papers were submit matic Control: Some Results, than 200 student volunteers from the ted to the conference, with authors Difficulties, Challenges, and Dalian University of Technology. from 25 countries and regions. After Opportunities” by Denis Doch CCC2017 was sponsored by the a rigorous peer-review process orga ain, Catholic University of Lou Technical Committee on Control The nized by the conference program com vain, Belgium ory (TCCT) of Chinese Association of mittee, 2,038 papers were accepted »» “The Common Myths of Control Automation and Systems Engineering and featured in the proceedings, which Systems Modeling” by Xiaohua Society of China and locally orga have been included in the IEEE con Xia, University of Pretoria, nized by Dalian University of Tech ference publication program with the South Africa. nology, China. The conference was IEEE catalog number CFP1740A. These plenary sessions were chaired also cosponsored by several organi Seven distinguished researchers by Lei Guo, Wei Wang, Qianchuan zations, both domestic and abroad, delivered plenary lectures. The ple Zhao, Lihua Xie, Ji-Feng Zhang, Tao including the Academy of Mathemat nary lectures were Liu, and Yiguang Hong. ics and Systems Science; CAS; China »»“Automatic Control—A Per In addition to these speeches, Society for Industrial and Applied spective” by Karl Johan Åström, there were 168 oral sessions, includ Mathematics; Liaoning Association Lund University, Sweden ing 57 invited oral sessions arranged of Automation; Shenyang University »»“Smart Control System for in 28 parallel tracks, and six poster of Chemical Technology; Liaoning Energy-Intensive Equipment” sessions. A total of 995 oral paper University of Science and Technology; by Tianyou Chai, Northeastern presentations were given during Asian Control Association; IEEE Con University, China CCC2017. The conference languages trol Systems Society (CSS); Institute of »» “When Is a Time-Delay System were Chinese and English. Papers in Control, Robotics, and Systems Korea; Stable and Stabilizable? A Third- English sessions were presented in Eye View by an Amateur” by Jie English, and papers in other sessions
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Awards Xiren Cao, for significant contributions 4th TCCT Outstanding Contribu To recognize and honor scholars who to fundamental theorems, computa tion Award, the 23rd Guan Zhao-Zhi made outstanding contributions to the tion methods, and practical applica Award, the 11th SCIS-CCC Poster field of systems and control science, to tions in the analysis and optimization Paper Award, the IEEE CSS Beijing inspire and stimulate innovative and of discrete-event dynamic systems. Chapter Young Author Prize, and the original research, and to develop sys Lihua Xie, a member of the evaluation Outstanding Volunteers Award. The tems and control science in China, the committee of the Chen Han-Fu Award, winners of the Fourth TCCT Out TCCT established the Chen Han-Fu introduced Cao’s work, and Cao then standing Contribution Award were Award in early 2014. At the opening gave an acceptance speech in which Daizhan Cheng, Academy of Math ceremony of CCC2017, Lei Guo, chair of he expressed his appreciation to the ematics and Systems Science, CAS, the Evaluation Committee of the Chen evaluation committee. China, and Wei Huo, Beihang Uni Han-Fu Award, announced the win At the closing ceremony, the fol versity, China. The winning paper for ner of the fourth Chen Han-Fu Award, lowing awards were presented: the the 23rd Guan Zhao-Zhi Award was
Tao Liu, Program Committee chair, pre- Dongming Guo, president of Dalian Univer- sides over the opening ceremony of the sity of Technology, addresses the opening Wei Wang, General chair, speaks at the conference. ceremony. opening ceremony of the conference.
110 IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS MAGAZINE » APRIL 2018 (From left) Ji-Feng Zhang, chair of the Technical Committee on Control Theo- ry, Chinese Association of Automation, presents the Guan Zhao-Zhi Award to Xiren Cao. Karl Johan Åström delivers his plenary talk. Tianyou Chai gives his plenary lecture.
“Simultaneous Social Cost Minimiza Qu, and Chunhui Zhao. The winner nology, China; and Yanlong Zhao, tion and Nash Equilibrium Seeking in of the IEEE CSS Beijing Chapter Young Academy of Mathematics and Systems Non-Cooperative Games” by Maojiao Author Prize was Jiahu Qin from the Science, CAS, China. The other panel Ye and Guoqiang Hu, with an hon University of Science and Technology session “Intelligent Optimization of orable mention given for the paper of China, for the paper “Output Group Process Industry” included panelists “Distributed Optimization for Multi Consensus for Heterogeneous Linear Weihua Gui, Central South University, agent Systems over General Strongly Multi-Agent Systems Communicating China; Feng Qian, East China Univer Connected Digraph” by Dong Wang, over Switching Topology,” coauthored sity of Science and Technology (the Zidong Wang, Dong Wang, and Wei by Qichao Ma and Weixing Zheng. talk was given by Yang Tang from Wang. Two papers received the 11th the East China University of Science SCIS-CCC Poster Paper Award: “Visu Panel Discussions and Technology); Chenghong Wang, al SLAM Incorporating Wheel Odom Jie Huang from the Chinese University National Natural Science Foundation eter for Indoor Robots” by Jing Wang, of Hong Kong and Jie Chen from the of China; and Jinliang Ding, North Zongying Shi, and Yisheng Zhong Beijing Institute of Technology orga eastern University, China. They dis and “Improved Reinforcement Learn nized two plenary panel discussions cussed the problems in the practice ing for Cargo Ship Steering Control” at the conference. The session “Forum of intelligent optimization of the pro by Ankit Sharma, Qing Zheng, and of Young Outstanding Scholars” in cess industry and future development Mathew Noel. One paper received an cluded as panelists Qingshan Jia, and prospects in this area. honorable mention, “Enjoy Driving Tsinghua University, China; Tengfei Donghua Zhou from Shandong from Thought in a Virtual City” by Xin Liu, Northeastern University, China; University of Science and Technology Pan, Zhijun Zhang, Yuanqing Li, Jun Jun Zhao, Dalian University of Tech organized one discussion, “Automation
Jie Chen delivers his plenary talk. A. Stephen Morse presents his plenary speech. Zong-Ben Xu gives his plenary lecture.
APRIL 2018 « IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS MAGAZINE 111 Ji-Feng Zhang (left), chair of Technical Committee on Control Theory (TCCT), presents the TCCT Outstanding Contribu- Denis Dochain delivers his plenary lecture. Xiaohua Xia gives his plenary talk. tion Award to Daizhan Cheng.
Lei Guo (left), chair of the Evaluation Com- mittee for the Guan Zhao-Zhi Award, pres- Hongxin Wu (left), chair of the Evaluation Committee for the SCIS-CCC Poster Award, ents the award. presents the award.
Qingshan Jia (left), chair of IEEE CSS Bei- Andrew R. Teel gives the talk “Hybrid and At the preconference workshop, Biao Huang jing Chapter, presents the IEEE CSS Beijing Stochastic Hybrid Systems” at the precon- gives the lecture “Data Analytics for Control Chapter Young Author Prize. ference workshop. Systems Engineering.”
112 IEEE CONTROL SYSTEMS MAGAZINE » APRIL 2018 Members of the Technical Committee on Control Theory after their meeting during CCC2017.
Engineering Education” at the conferen program committee of approximately gave a detailed summary of the con ce, which included Ming Li from China 400 members undertook the task of ference. He also expressed sincere University of Mining and Technology; reviewing papers, compiling the final thanks to the units and individuals Peng Yang from Hebei University of program, and editing the book of ab who contributed to the conference. Technology, China; Chenghui Zhang stracts and the proceedings. Ten pro Then Xin Chen, CCC2018 Program from Shandong University, China; Hai gram regional chairs were responsible Committee chair and Organizing Com kun Wei from Southeast University, for promoting the conference within mittee chair, reported on the progress of China; Ding Liu from Xi’an University their respective regions and organi the preparation work for CCC2018 and of Technology, China; and Xiaozhong zing invited sessions. The chairs are extended a warm invitation to col Liao from Beijing Institute of Technol Tongwen Chen, University of Alberta, leagues to participate in the coming con ogy, China, as speakers. Canada; Junlong Chen, University of ference. CCC2018 will be held on July Macau, China; Xianchun Ding, Uni 25–27, 2018, in Wuhan, which is a pros Preconference Workshops versity of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; perous and thriving metropolis. It serves Two preconference workshops, orga Xiaoming Hu, KTH, Sweden; Qinglong as a key industrial, scientific, and educa nized by Shaoyuan Li, Shanghai Jiao Han, University of Griffith, Australia; tional base and one of the most impor Tong University, China, and Ximing James Lam, University of Hong Kong, tant integrated transportation hubs of Sun, Dalian University of Technology, China; Guoping Liu, University of China. Unique natural scenery, millennial China, were held at the Dalian Inter South Wales, United Kingdom, Wei traditional culture, and modern civiliza national Conference Center. The work Ren, University of California, River tion blend perfectly here. You can be shop “Hybrid and Stochastic Hybrid side, United States; Xiaohua Xia, Uni come infatuated with the scenic beauty Systems” included Andrew R. Teel versity of Pretoria, South Africa; and and enjoy the delicious local food. from the University of California Santa Tielong Shen, Sophia University, Japan. More information on CCC2018 is Barbara, United States, as a speaker. The Moreover, the organizing committee available on the conference website: workshop “Data Analytics for Control successfully completed the daunting http://ccc2018.cug.edu.cn/English/ Systems Engineering” included Biao task of local arrangements. There were Home.htm. We look forward to seeing Huang from the University of Alberta, more than 50 faculty and staff volun you in Wuhan next July! Canada, as a speaker. teers and over 200 student volunteers in blue shirts serving throughout the Yanlong Zhao Concluding Remarks conference. Their smiles and consider General Secretary, and Invitation to CCC2018 ate service provided a pleasant experi TCCT and CCC 2017 Many individuals—authors, confer ence for the attendees and helped the ence committee members, and general event run smoothly. Ying Qu attendees—made many contributions At the CCC2017 closing ceremony, Secretary, TCCT and to the success of the conference. The Tao Liu, Program Committee chair, CCC 2017 Secretariat
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