From: daugher@cs.tamu.edu (Walter C. Daugherity)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: IFIS-92 Fuzzy Workshop (Registration)
Keywords: fuzzy logic,fuzzy control,intelligent systems,neural nets,AI
Date: 18 Nov 92 23:34:53 GMT
Expires: Fri, 4 Dec 1992 08:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: daugher@cs.tamu.edu ()
Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station


The Texas A&M University
Center for Fuzzy Logic and
Intelligent Systems Research

Invites You to Attend
IFIS-92

The Second International
Workshop on
Industrial
Fuzzy  Control
and
Intelligent
Systems

Keynote Address by
Dr. Lotfi Zadeh

December 2-4, 1992
College Station, Texas

IFIS-92 brings together world leaders in Fuzzy Control theory and industrial
applications in a unique setting designed to provide maximum coverage of this
exciting technology.

Key speakers include:

	Kimiharu Akahoshi, Minolta
	Piero Bonissone, General Electric
	Masaaki Imaizumi, Canon Inc.
	Satoru Isaka, Omron
	Steve Marsh, Motorola
	Tetsuya Morita, Ricoh Co., Ltd.
	Mona Abdel Rahman, Eaton
	Enrique Ruspini, SRI International
	Ronald Yager, Iona College
	Lotfi Zadeh, Univ. of California at Berkeley

Industrial participants from:

	Aptronix
	Bell Helicopter
	Eaton
	Exxon
	General Electric
	Matsushita
	McDonnell Douglas
	NASA
	Omron
	Rockwell
	SGS-Thomson
	Siemens
	Texas Instruments
	Togai InfraLogic
	TRW
	United Technologies

Organizing Committee

Honorary Chair
	Lotfi Zadeh
Advisory Committee
	Richard Volz
	James Yao
Program Co-Chairs
	John Yen
	Reza Langari
Administrative Chair
	Walter Daugherity
Local Arrangements Chair
	Alexander Khachatryan

Jack Aldridge, Togai InfraLogic Inc., USA
Hamid Berenji, NASA, USA
Piero Bonissone, General Electric, USA
Stephen Chiu, Rockwell, USA
A. Esogbue, Georgia Institute of Tech., USA
Ernie Green, Texaco, USA
Kaoru Hirota, Hosei University, Japan
Satoru Isaka, Omron, USA
Mo Jamshidi, University of New Mexico, USA
Robert Lea, NASA, USA
Fran
Mona Abdel Rahman, Eaton, USA
Michael Reinfrank, Siemens, Germany
Gianguido Rizzotto, SGS-Thomson, Italy
Tomohiro Takagi, LIFE, Japan
Paul Wang, Duke University, USA
David White, MIT, USA
Wei Xu, APTRONIX, USA
Takeshi Yamakawa, FLSI, Japan
Seiji Yasunobu, Tsukuba University, Japan

Fuzzy Workshop
Preliminary Program

Wednesday, December 2, 1992

Tutorial on Fuzzy Logic and Fuzzy Control

Topics to be covered by the tutorial:
	- Introduction to Fuzzy Logic
	- A Conceptual Framework for Fuzzy Logic Control
	- Case Studies of Fuzzy Logic Control Application
	- Analysis of Stability of Fuzzy Logic Control System
	- Emerging Areas:
	  % Adaptive Fuzzy Control
	  % Fuzzy - Neuro Control

Instructors:

Professor Reza Langari specializes in both theory and applications of fuzzy
logic control and has delivered lectures and tutorials on this subject at the
jet Propulsion Laboratory, American Control Conference, other research &
academic institutions in the US.

Professor John Yen is active in the area of fuzzy logic control and has given
seminars and tutorials on the subject at Motorola, Boeing, ITESM and other
industrial and academic institutions.

Thursday, December 3, 1992

7:30	Registration, Coffee
8:00	Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30	Plenary Talks
				- P. Bonissone, GE
				Fuzzy Logic Controllers: A Knowledge-based
                                Perspective
				- M.Abdel Rahman, Eaton
				Industrial Applications of Fuzzy Logic
				- S. Isaka, Omron
				Fuzzy Logic Applications at OMRON
10:00	Break
10:15	Session A
				- H. Takagi, Univ. of California at
                                Berkeley
				Survey: Fuzzy Logic Applications to
                                Image processing Equipment
				- M. Imaizumi, Canon
				FSA (Fuzzy-Smart Alignment)  System: Advanced
				Auto Alignment System Using Approximate
				Reasoning
				- T. Morita, Ricoh
				Photo-copier Image Density Control Using Neural
				Network and Fuzzy Theory
				- K. Akahoshi, Minolta
				SLR Camera Using Fuzzy Logic in Autofocus,
				Autoexposure and Autozoom
	Session B: Software Systems
12:15	Lunch
1:15	Session A: Industrial Motion Control I
	Session B: Civil Engineering and Transportation
2:45	Break
3:15	Session A: Industrial Motion Control II
	Session B: Consumer Products
4:45	Panel Discussion
	What are the barriers of developing industrial fuzzy logic control
	applications
	Chair: Reza Langari, TAMU
	Key Panelists: M. Abdel Rahman, S. Isaka,  S. Marsh, H. Takagi, and
	M. Togai
5:45	Poster Session
6:45	Banquet and Keynote Address

Friday, December 4, 1992

8:00	Plenary Talks
				- S. Marsh, Motorola
				Industrial Fuzzy Logic Control: A Motorola
				Perspective
				- E. Ruspini, SRI International
				Progress in Research on Autonomous Vehicle
				Motion Planning
				- R. Yager, Iona College
9:30	Break
9:45	Session A: AerospaceApplications
	Session B: Fuzzy Systems Design I
11:15	Panel Disucssion
	What is beyond single layer fuzzy control?
	Chair: Hamid Berenji, NASA Ames
	Key Panelists: P. Bonissone, S.S. Chen, S. Isaka, E. Ruspini, R. Yager,
	and L.A. Zadeh
12:15	Lunch
1:15	Session A: Development Environment
        Session B: Fuzzy Systems Design II
2:45	Adjourn

Exhibition

Several major vendors of fuzzy system development tools will participate in an
exhibition that starts on Thursday night and continues until Friday afternoon.

Workshop Location

The workshop will be held at the Hilton Conference Center, 801 University
Drive East, College Station, Texas, one mile from Texas A&M University.

Travel Arrangements

The College Station airport is served by ASA-Delta and American Eagle from
Dallas-Fort Worth (165 miles) and by Continental Express from Houston
Intercontinental (95 miles).

Lodging Arrangements

The College Station Hilton has set aside a block of rooms from $58 per night
(single) and $64 per night (double).  For reservations, please call
(409) 693-7500 by November 1, 1991.  If you are staying at the Hilton use their
special phone at the airport to call their courtesy van.  A list of other
nearby hotels is available on request.  For more  information contact Sherry
Escalante at (409) 845-4266, Fax: (409) 847-8578 or E-mail: sherry@cs.tamu.edu.

Registration

The registration fees for IFIS-92 are listed on the registration form.  Payment
can only be made by check or purchase order.  All checks must be made payable
to "Fuzzy Workshop/Dept. of Computer Science".   Please fill out the
registration form and return it with your payment to :

	IFIS-92
	Dept. of Computer Science
	Texas A&M University
	College Station, TX 77843-3112
	U.S.A.
	Fax: (409)847-8578

IFIS-92
CFL Workshop Registration Form
December 2-4, 1992

(Circle One)	Dr.	Mr.	Ms.

Name:
Affiliation:
Address:


Phone:
Fax:
Email:

Please register me as follows (Circle appropriate fee).

		Workshop	Tutorial	Workshop
						   &
						Tutorial

By Nov. 1	$250		$200		$350

After Nov. 1	$350		$300		$450

						Subtotal	$


Extra Banquet Tickets: $20  x             =   			$

						Total    	$


Invoice Needed?  Yes         No
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