[ecoop-info] CFP dMEMS 2010, Besançon, France - June 28-29th 2010 - Deadline in 1 month!

[Julien Bourgeois]

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                     CALL FOR PAPERS

        1st Workshop on design, control and software
            implementation of distributed MEMS

                             dMEMS 2010
                            
                Besançon, France, June 28-29th 2010.

                      http://dmems.univ-fcomte.fr

                Technically co-sponsored by IEEE France

                Paper submission:  January 15th, 2010.
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---> NEW : A selection of extended best papers will be published in 
Journal of Mechatronics, Elsevier (www.elsevier.com/locate/mechatronics).

Scope
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In the last few years, MEMS technologies have pushed back the limits 
further in terms of miniaturization so that it is now possible to design 
complex and multifunctional MEMS in restricted spaces. Distributed MEMS 
specifically considered in this Workshop integrate a high number of 
elementary components (actuators, sensors). Such MEMS involve various 
applications such as micromanipulation, the active control of structures 
or locomotion and they raise specific issues either in the design or in 
the coordination of all the components: automatic control, software, 
communication networks, computing power. New solutions for MEMS design, 
modelisation, distributed control, networking and information management 
in MEMS have to be considered.

The objective of dMEMS is to bring together researchers and engineers 
from the fields of microsystems, computer science, networking and 
control in order to present, to discuss and to facilitate the sharing of 
knowledge at the highest scientific and technical levels. 
Inter-disciplinary experiences that connect these different fields will 
be greatly appreciated. Topics of particular interest include, but are 
not limited to:

-Design, implementation and technologies
    * Microactuator technology
    * Microactuators array
    * Sensor technology
    * Sensors array
    * Packaging technology
    * Interconnect technology
    * System architecture
    * Connections arrays
    * Electronics design

-Control and distributed algorithms
    * Distributed control
    * AI Based Control
    * Neural networks based control systems
    * Adaptive Control
    * Nonlinear Systems and Control
    * Machine learning in control applications
    * Neural networks based control systems
    * Intelligent and AI Based Control
    * Distributed control systems
    * Robust control
    * Optimal control
    * Real-time control
 
-Network of distributed sensors and actuators
    * Embedded hardware, hardware/software co-design, Power-aware and 
energy-efficient network design, scalable architecture design
    * Real-time networking, quality of service, Qos provisioning
    * NoC and Soc design, routing and switching in embedded networks
    * Wireless sensor networks, cross-layer design, distributed coordination
    * Multimedia and data Management, data aggregation, data fusion, 
distributed source coding
    * Multi-agents, distributed and peer-to-peer computing, swarm 
intelligence, fault tolerance, security, privacy, trust
    * Distributed applications
    
-Modelling, simulation, verification, test and validation
    * Tools supporting distributed sensors and actuators design
    * Component-based development
    * SysML and MDE for embedded system specification
    * Formal specification and verification of distributed MEMS
    
-Industrial applications and case studies

Important dates
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Deadline for paper submission:     January 15th, 2010
Acceptance notification:     February 26th, 2010
Camera ready paper due:     March 26th, 2010
Workshop:     June 28-29th, 2010

Venue
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Besançon is the capital and main city of the Franche-Comté region in 
Eastern France. Located close to the border with Switzerland, it is the 
capital of the Doubs department. The city has one of the most beautiful 
historical centres in any major town in France. The old town, "la 
Boucle", is enclosed in a broad horse-shoe loop of the river Doubs, 
which is blocked off at the neck by Vauban's imposing Citadelle. The 
historical centre features a remarkable ensemble of classic stone 
buildings, some dating back to the Middle Ages. The citadel, the city 
walls and Fort Griffon were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage 
Sites in 2008, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.
(more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besancon)

Paper submission
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Prospective authors should submit a full paper not exceeding 8 pages in 
length in the IEEE CPS style (Formatting Instructions can be found on 
the website. To facilitate an anonymous reviewing process, the first 
page of the paper should contain only the title and abstract. 
Proceedings will be published by IEEE CPS. A selection of extended best 
papers will be published in Journal of Mechatronics, Elsevier 
(www.elsevier.com/locate/mechatronics).

Committees
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General chair
Michel de Labachelerie, (FEMTO-ST, France)

Program chair
Julien Bourgeois (U. of Franche-Comté, France)

Program Committee
- Manabu Ataka  (Fujita Lab, Japan)
- Karl Bohringer  (U. Washington, USA)
- Pierre Boulet  (LIFL/INRIA Futurs, France)
- Jean-Michel Bruel  (IRIT, France)
- James Brusey  (U. Conventry, UK)
- Nicolas Chaillet  (FEMTO-ST, France)
- Yves-André Chapuis  (U. of Strasbourg, France)
- Eric Colinet (CEA-LETI MINATEC, France)
- Manuel Collet  (FEMTO-ST, France)
- Sorin Dan Cotofana (Delft University of Technology, Netherland)
- Hiroyuki Fujita  (Fujita Labs, Tokyo)
- Elena Gaura  (U. of Conventry, UK)
- Alain Giorgetti  (U. of Franche-Comté, France)
- Hervé Guyennet  (U. of Franche-Comté, France)
- Ahmed Hammad  (U. of Franche-Comté, France)
- Shaahin Hessabi (Sharif U., Iran)
- Ahmad Khonsari, (U. of Tehran, Iran)
- Guillaume Laurent  (FEMTO-ST, France)
- Michel Lenczner  (FEMTO-ST, France)
- Jean-François Manceau  (U. of Franche-Comté, France)
- Mehdi Modarressi (Sharif U., Iran)
- Nadine Piat  (FEMTO-ST, France)
- Hamid Sarbazi-Azad  (EPFL, Switzerland)
- Smail Tedjini (U. Grenoble-INP, France)
- Laurence T. Yang  (St Francis Xavier U., Canada)

Organizing chair
Guillaume Laurent  (FEMTO-ST, France)      

Sponsorship chair
Jacques Julliand (U. of Franche-Comté, France)