Subject: STATE AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION

From: Ken Muske <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 11:55:22 -0500

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                              Call for Papers

                       STATE AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION

                       1998 AIChE Fall Annual Meeting
                            November 15-20, 1998
                              Miami Beach, FL
                               Session 10b-6

   Sponsored by the Computing and Systems Technology Division, Area 10b

Contributions concerning the development, application, and implementation of
state and parameter estimation techniques for process control are sought. 
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:   
	
	* Model-Based Control
	* Process Monitoring
	* Fault Detection
	* Data Reconciliation
	* Sensor Fusion  

Presentations describing novel approaches in process control are encouraged.
Industrial or experimental implementations of state and parameter estimation
techniques are particularly welcome. 

Abstracts (500-1000 words) may be submitted via the AIChE Web site at:

        http://www.aiche.org/docs/meetapp/programming/cfp.htm.

Instructions for submitting a proposal to present (PTP) containing the
abstract and author information can be found on the AIChE Web site.

The deadline for abstract submission is March 15, 1998.
Note that this deadline is one month earlier than the general AIChE deadline.

For additional information, contact:

Session Chair:                     Session Co-Chair:

Kenneth R. Muske                   David H. Gay
Dept. of Chemical Engineering      DuPont Company
Villanova University               400 DuPont Blvd.
800 Lancaster Ave.                 Waynesboro, VA 22980
Villanova, PA  19085               

Phone: (610) 519-6195              Phone: (540) 949-2120
Fax:   (610) 519-7354              Fax:   (540) 946-1573
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