VSS'98 5th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems Longboat Key, Florida December 11-13, 1998

VSS'98 is the fifth in a series of biennual workshops bringing together researchers in the VSS area to discuss and share their latest developments in theoretical and application aspects of variable structure systems. This is the first time this workshop series is held in the US.

This workshop will be held at the "The Colony" on Longboat Key, Florida, which is located near Sarasota Florida, well known for both its cultural attractions and its beaches and resorts.

The workshop is scheduled during the week immediately before the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control which will be held in Tampa, Florida. Travel from Sarasota to Tampa takes just over an hour by car, and transportation may be arranged both for pickup from Tampa (or Sarasota) airport on the 10th, and return to the CDC site on the 13th.

Financial support is available for US students.

Co-Sponsors

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Technical Co-Sponsor

Institute of Electronics Engineers of Japan

Subject Areas

Technical presentations concerning mathematical formulation, design principles, application studies, engineering design issues of VSS and VSS-related methodologies are solicited.

General Co-Chairs

	Prof. Umit Ozguner (Ohio State University)
	Prof. Vadim Utkin (Ohio State University)
	Dr. David Young (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

International Program Committee

	Giorgio Bartolini (Italy, Program Co-Chair)	Yusuhiko Dote (Japan)	Kenzou Nonami (Japan)
	Hideki Hashimoto (Japan, Program Co-Chair)	Li-chen Fu (Taiwan)	Asif Sabanovic (Bosnia)
	Harry Kwatny (USA, Program Co-Chair)	Katsuhisa Furuta (Japan)	Hebertt Sira-Ramirez (Venezuela)
	Umit Ozguner (USA)	Okyay Kaynak (Turkey)	Xinghuo Yu (Australia)
	Vadim I. Utkin (USA)	Peter Korondi (Hungary)	Jian Xin Xu (Singapore)
	K. David Young (USA)	Ju-Kang Lee (Korea)	Alan Zinober (UK)

Conference Program

Travel Information

Final Report

For more information: Send E-Mail to umit@ee.eng.ohio-state.edu Or send FAX to +1 614 292 7596