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Co-Sponsored by the Hellenic Navy General Staff

October 26-28, 1998

Piraeus, GREECE.

The objective of the Conference is to promote the study of

• Circuits

Fundamental Theory, Network Theory and Applications, Neural Networks, Electronics, Large Scale Systems, Circuits in Power Technology, Microwave Circuits, Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Circuits for Antennas Technology, Semiconductors, Superconductivity Circuits, Computer Aided Design, Circuit Models, Applications.

• Systems

Systems Theory, Control Systems, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Systems, Knowledge Modelling, Decision Support Systems, Hierarchical Systems, Aerospace and Electronics Systems, Lightwave Engineering, Stochastic Systems, Non-linear Systems, Telecommunication Systems, Information Systems, Signal Processing Systems, Multivariable systems, Speech and Image Processing Systems, Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Radar and Sonar Systems, Manufacturing Systems, Decentralised Systems, Remote Sensing, Microelectromechanical Systems, Machines, Power Systems.

• Computers

Software Engineering, Data Structures, File Structures and Design, Data Bases, Compilers, Knowledge and Data Technology, Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, File Structures for on-line Systems, Operating Systems, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Information Systems, Multimedia, Complexity Theory, Computing Theory, Numerical and Semi-Numerical Algorithms, Internet, Computers in Armed Forces, Object-Oriented Programming, Parallel Programming, Computerised Signal Processing, Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing, Computer Graphics, Computational Geometry, Numerical Analysis, Finite Elements, Genetic Algorithms, Game Theory, Operations Research, Optimization Techniques, Real Time Systems, Human-Machine Systems, Virtual Reality, Computer Vision, Computer Algebra, Symbolic Computation, Simulation, Adaptive and Learning Systems, Classification, Identification, Chaos and Fractals. Hardware Engineering, Microprocessors, Microelectronics, Very Large Scale Integration Systems (VLSI), Modern Computer Architecture Techniques, Computer Networks, Applications.

The objective is also to bring together experts from academia, industry and armed forces to present state of the art in the technical areas involved.

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE:

MASTORAKIS N.,(Organizer & General Chairman),

Military Institutions of University Education, Hellenic Naval Academy, Greece.

VICHNEVETSKY R., President of IMACS, (Horonary Chairman), Rutgers University, (USA).

BORNE P., (Horonary Chairman), Ecole Centralle de Lille, France.

KACZOREK T., (Horonary Chairman), Technical University of Warszaw, Poland.

TZAFESTAS S. (Horonary Chairman), National Technical University of Athens.

Greece.

ACKERMANN J. (Germany), ANTOULAS A. (USA), ANTSAKLIS P.(USA), ARAKI M.

(Japan), BAINOV D.(Bulgaria), BODE A. (Germany), BOSE N. (USA), BUTLER J. (USA), CANU S. (FR), CASSANDRAS C. (USA), CHAMPLAIN M. (New Zeland), CHASSIAKOS A.(USA) CHOMA J. (USA), CONSTANTINIDES A.(UK), DJAFERIS T. (USA), ER M.J.(Singapore), FORNASINI E. (Italy), GIANNAKIS G. (USA), GROUMPOS P.,(GR), HARRIS C., (UK), HINAMOTO T. (Japan), IOANNIDIS Y. (USA), ISIDORI A. (Italy), IVAN I.(Romania), JAMSHIDI M. (USA), KAZAKOS D.

(USA), KARKANIAS N. (UK), KATAGIRI S. (Japan), KING R. (GR), KLAMKA J.

(PL), KORBICZ J.(PL), KOUCERA V. (CZ), KOUSSOULAS N. (GR), KOUSSIOURIS T.

(GR), KUMMERT A. (Germany), LOUCOPOULOS P.(UK), LEWIS F.L(USA), MAGGINI M.

(Italy), MILLIGAN P.(UK), NEWCOMB R.(USA), NIKITAKOS N.(GR), NOVAK F. (Slovenia), OWENS D.(UK), PAPRZYCKI M. (USA), PARASKEVOPOULOS P.N. (GR), PITAS I. (GR), POBIL A.P.(SP), PROAKIS J.(USA), RAFAJLOWICZ E. (PL), RHEE F.C.-H.(Korea), SARIDIS G.(USA), SCHWARTZ H.(Germany), SEBEK M.(SZ), SIGRIMIS E. (GR), SKARABOTTOLO N. (Italy), STAVRAKAKIS G. (GR), TAY S.C. (Singapore), TEO Y.M.(Singapore), THEODORIDIS S. (GR), VALAVANIS K.(USA), VANHEEGHE P.(FR), VENETSANOPOULOS A.(Canada).

ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

BOROVAC B. (PL), DASSIOS G. (USA), DELIYANNIS T. (GR), HAJIKONSTANTIS A.

(GR), HATZILAU I. (GR), IOANNOU P. (USA), KANELLAKOPOULOS I. (USA), LEE J.

(Canada), SLOWINSKI R. (PL), TSELES D. (GR), YFANTIS E.(GR), WEGLARZ J.

(PL), ZERVAKIS M.(GR).

SPECIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Staff of Military University Institutions):

ANDREATOS A. (GR), BALICKI J.(PL), CHAN Y.(Canada), HATZILAU I. (GR).

ORGANISING COMMITTEE: (Staff of the Hellenic Naval Academy)

MOSCHOVOS I. Commander of the Hellenic Navy (Chairman, Publications & Social Program Chairman), MASTORAKIS N. (Chairman), VLACHOS I., YFANTIS E., TSIRIKOS T. and GONOS I.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE CONFERENCE: English both for presentation and manuscripts.

PUBLICATION IN IMACS JOURNALS: The presented papers will be further screened for possible publication of their extended version in special issues of the IMACS Journals: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation or Applied Numerical Mathematics.

BEST PAPER AWARD: CSC’98 will award three prizes: one for the Circuits, one for the Systems and one for the Computers. From these papers, the overall best paper of the conference will be chosen. We will try to have the awarded paper published in an International Journal, after incorporating modification in the paper if necessary.

PAPERS SUBMISSION - DEADLINES:

Submission of Proposals for Special Sessions: March 26,1998

• Submit your proposal for special sessions, containing the title of the session, the names, affiliations, complete address and e- mail to the Principal Organiser of the Conference (see at the end of this announcement)

Submission of the Full Paper: March 26,1998

• Submit 2 copies of your full paper (together with a 3.5" floppy disk) accompanied by the Registration & Copyright Declaration Form completed and signed to the Principal Organiser of the Conference (see at the end of this announcement)
• Only original papers, written in English, which have not previously been published elsewhere will be accepted.
• Format: Papers should be typed on standard A4 paper with 2cm margins on all four sides, 2-column format. Centred at the top of the first page across both columns should be the complete title, author(s) name(s), affiliation, mailing address and e-mail. Use Laser Printer 300 dpi. The fonts should be Times New Roman 10 or 11 pt of the Word for Windows or other equivalent font from other word processor.

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: April 26, 1998

ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE PRINCIPAL ORGANIZER OF THE

CONFERENCE:

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