The 2nd IEEE European Workshop on COMPUTER--INTENSIVE METHODS IN CONTROL AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Can We Beat the Curse of Dimensionality? August 28-30, 1996 Prague, Czech Republic Organized by Institute of Information Theory and Automation Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and School of Engineering & Information Sciences University of Reading, UK Participating Society IEEE Control Systems Society ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL PROGRAMME All lectures are given in Room 3 that is accessible from the entrance hall of the Institute. Posters are presented in Rooms 208, computer demonstrations are performed in Room 203. Both rooms are located on the 2nd floor of the Institute. Posters and computer software can be installed at any time during Wednesday and Thursday morning. The participants seeking help are encouraged to contact the Workshop organizers at the Registration desk. The poster and computer sessions start with short presentations on Thursday 15:40 in Room 3. The following discussions continue in Rooms 208 for posters and Room 203 for software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday Morning, August 28, 1996 Session Chairman: Derek P. Atherton 8:00 - 8:45 Registration 8:45 - 9:00 Opening Address 9:00 - 9:50 Invited Lecture Fighting Dimensionality with Linguistic Geometry (I) Boris Stilman (USA) 9:50 - 10:10 Break 10:10 - 11:00 Invited Lecture Computational Aspects of Graph Theoretic Methods in Control Katalin M. Hangos, Zs. Tuza (HUN) 11:00 - 11:20 Break 11:20 - 11:40 Finding Global Communication from a Petri Net Algorithm Representation Zdenek Hanzalek (CZE) 11:40 - 12:00 Statistical Physics and the Optimization of Autonomous Behaviour in Complex Virtual Worlds R. W. Penney (GBR) 12:00 - 12:20 On Merging Gradient Estimation with Mean Tracking Techniques for Cluster Identification Paul D. Fox, Elmawati L. Sutanto, Kevin Warwick (GBR) 12:20 - 12:40 Probabilistic Modelling of Unknown Parameters and Preliminary Evaluation of the Control Quality Jiri Rojicek (CZE) 12:40 - 14:30 Lunch ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wednesday Afternoon, August 28, 1996 Session Chairman: Katalin M. Hangos 14:30 - 15:20 Invited Lecture A Program for Model Reduction A. Goucem, O. B. Sorensen, Derek P. Atherton (GBR) 15:20 - 15:40 Break 15:40 - 16:00 On a Completion of Probabilistic Models Miroslav Karny, Petr Nedoma, Josef Bohm (CZE) 16:00 - 16:20 Efficient Algorithm for Predictive Control of Systems with Bounded Inputs Luigi Chisci, A. Marongiu, F. Schoen, G. Zappa (ITA) 16:20 - 16:40 Monte Carlo Approach to Bayesian Regression Modelling J. Smid (USA), Petr Volf (CZE), G. Rao (USA) 16:40 - 17:00 Break 17:00 - 17:20 Applying New Numerical Algorithms to the Solution of Discrete-time Optimal Control Problems Rudiger Franke, Eckhard Arnold (GER) 17:20 - 17:40 Spline-based Modelling of Controlled Systems Tatiana Valentine Guy (UKR/CZE) 17:40 - 18:00 Estimation of Quasipolynomials in Noise: Theoretical, Algorithmic and Implementation Aspects Vytautas Slivinskas, Virginija Simonite (LTU) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday Morning, August 28, 1996 Session Chairman: Vera Kurkova 9:00 - 9:50 Invited Lecture Utilizing Geometric Anomalies of High Dimension: When Complexity Makes Computation Easier Paul C. Kainen (USA) 9:50 - 10:10 Break 10:10 - 11:00 Invited Lecture Classifying Large (Multidimensional) Images with Neural Networks Rudolf Hanka (GBR) 11:00 - 11:20 Break 11:20 - 11:40 Approximation Using Cubic B-splines with Improved Training Speed and Accuracy Julian D. Mason (GBR), Katerina Hlavackova (CZE), Kevin Warwick (GBR) 11:40 - 12:00 Why Complex Valued Neural Networks? (On the Possible Role of Geometric Algebra Framework for the Neural Network Computation Lucius Chudy, V. Chudy (SVK) 12:00 - 12:20 The EM Algorithm: A Guided Tour Christophe Couvreur (BEL) 12:20 - 12:40 On Model Structure Identification (A Unifying View and a Particular Example) Ludek Berec (CZE) 12:40 - 14:30 Lunch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday Afternoon, August 29, 1996 Session Chairman: Kevin Warwick 14:30 - 15:20 Invited Lecture Dimension-independent Rates of Approximation by Neural Networks Vera Kurkova (CZE) 15:20 - 15:40 Break 15:40 - 18:00 Poster Session Chairman: Jiri Kadlec Estimation of Human Signal Detection Performance from Event-related Potentials Using Feed-forward Neural Network Model Milos Koska, Roman Rosipal, Artur Konig (SVK), Leonard J. Trejo (USA) Estimation of Markov Chains with Reduced Parametrisation Marketa Valeckova, Miroslav Karny (CZE) Processing of Prior Information as Function of Data Ludvik Tesar (CZE) Object Tracking and Tracing for Multi-static FM-CW Radar - Incremental Approach Jan Schier (CZE), Hendrik Jan Agterkamp, Arie Jan Cornelius van Gemund, Gerard L. Reijns (NED) Extension of MATLAB Parallel Accelerator Petr Nedoma, Jiri Kadlec (CZE) Variable-construction Adaptive Hierarchical Fuzzy Control System Lijun Hao, Huiran Jia (CHN) Learning in Differential Neurocontrol Alexander Frolov (RUS), Stanislav Rizek (CZE) Design of Discrete Controllers a Certain Type for Servo Systems Valerij F. Kudin, Bogdan I. Pryimak (UKR), Josef Kolacny (CZE) Cramer-Rao Bounds of Parameters of Complex and Real Quasipolynomials in Noise Vytautas Slivinskas, Virginija Simonite (LTU) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday Morning, August 30, 1996 Session Chairman: Paul C. Kainen 9:00 - 9:50 Invited Lecture Recursive Nonlinear Estimation of Non-linear/Non-Gaussian Dynamic Models Rudolf Kulhavy (CZE) 9:50 - 10:10 Break 10:10 - 11:00 Invited Lecture System Identification Using Composition Networks Yves Moreau, Joos Vandewalle (BEL) 11:00 - 11:20 Break 11:20 - 11:40 Nonlinear Nonnormal Dynamic Models: State Estimation and Software Miroslav Simandl, Miroslav Flidr (CZE) 11:40 - 12:00 Implementing Directionally-Weighted RLS on a Triangular Systolic Array Luigi Chisci (ITA) 12:00 - 12:20 Identification of Reality in Bayesian Context Ludek Berec, Miroslav Karny (CZE) 12:20 - 12:40 Can Markov Chains Supplement Adaptive AR Predictors? Hong Gao (CHN/CZE), Miroslav Karny (CZE) 12:40 - 14:30 Lunch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday Afternoon, August 30, 1996 Session Chairman: Miroslav Karny 14:30 - 15:20 Invited Lecture Fighting Dimensionality with Linguistic Geometry (II) Boris Stilman (USA) 15:20 - 15:40 Break 15:40 - 16:00 Feature Selection in Statistical Pattern Recognition via Modified Model with Latent Structure Jana Novovicova, Pavel Pudil, Petr Somol (CZE) 16:00 - 16:20 Iterative Reconstruction of Transmission Sinograms with Low Signal to Noise Ratio Johan Nuyts, Patrick Dupont, Luc Mortelmans (BEL) 16:20 - 16:40 Probability Distribution of Approximation Lubomir Soukup (CZE)