IFAC International Federation of Automatic Control

IFAC’s AIMS Promote control science and technology Advance international collaboration Stimulate research, development and application of automatic control and systems engineering Promote dissemination and exchange of information Stimulate improvement and extension of education

IFAC Founded September 1957 IFAC Members:National Member Organizations The NMOs represent control engineers from each of the following: AFRICA Egypt South Africa AMERICA Canada USA Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Mexico AUSTRALIA Australia New Zealand ASIA China Hong Kong Indonesia Iran Israel Japan Korea Rep. Singapore EUROPE Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Rep. Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovak Rep. Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

IFAC’s STRUCTURE

IFAC EVENTS World Congresses Symposia (the Technical Board defines the Masterplan) Conferences Workshops Approximately 30 events per year

IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Manufacturing and Instrumentation Advanced Manufacturing Technology Enterprise Integration Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control Robotics Components and Instruments Low Cost Automation Mechatronic Systems CC on Systems and Signals Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing Adaptive Control and Tuning Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Stochastic Systems Fuzzy and Neural Systems CC on Design Methods Control Design Linear Systems Nonlinear Systems Optimal Control Robust Control CC on Life Support Systems Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems

IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Systems Engineering and Management Large Scale Systems Man-Machine Systems Computer Aided Control Systems Design Business and Management Techniques Computation in Economic, Financial & Engineering-Economic Systems Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability CC on Global and Educational Issues of Automation Control Education Social Impact of Automation Developing Countries CC on Industrial Applications Chemical Process Control Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing Power Plants and Power Systems Control of Biotechnological Processes Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS

IFAC COORDINATING COMMITTEES AND TECHNICAL COMMITTEES CC on Transportation and Vehicles Aerospace Automotive Control Marine Systems Air Traffic Control Automation Transportation Systems Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles CC on Computer Control Distributed Computer Control Systems Real Time Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control Safety of Computer Systems

IFAC PUBLICATIONS Periodicals AUTOMATICA Control Engineering Practice Reviews in Automatic Control Affiliated Journals Newsletter IFAC Proceedings Technical Committee Reports Monographs Multilingual Glossary/Dictionary of Automatic Control Technology

IFAC Awards Presented at each Triennial World Congress THE GIORGIO QUAZZA MEDAL 1981Prof. John F. Coales 1984Prof. Iakov Z. Tsypkin 1987Prof. Karl J. Aström 1990Prof. Petar Kokotovic 1993Prof. Edward J. Davison 1996Prof. Alberto Isidori 1999Prof. Brian D.O. Anderson THE NATHANIEL NICHOLS MEDAL 1996Prof. Jürgen Ackermann 1999Prof. Gunter Stein IFAC Young Author Prize IFAC Applications Paper Prize IFAC Control Engineering Textbook Prize IFAC Poster Paper Prize AUTOMATICA Paper Prize Awards CONTROL ENGINEERING PRACTICE Paper Prize Awards INDUSTRIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

WHAT IS IFAC ALL ABOUT ? Enthusiastic engineers and scientists from about 50 countries organizing approximately 30 technical meetings per year investing time, energy and expertise for the benefit of the control engineering community.

IFAC SECRETARIAT Schlossplatz 12 A-2361 Laxenburg AUSTRIA Tel:+43/2236/71447 Fax:+43/2236/

Coordinating Committee on Manufacturing and Instrumentation Advanced Manufacturing Technology Enterprise Integration Manufacturing Modeling, Management and Control Robotics Components and Instruments Low Cost Automation Mechatronic Systems

Coordinating Committee on Design Methods Control Design Linear Systems Nonlinear Systems Optimal Control Robust Control

Coordinating Committee on Systems and Signals Modeling, Identification and Signal Processing Adaptive Control and Tuning Discrete Event Dynamic Systems Stochastic Systems Fuzzy and Neural Systems

Coordinating Committee on Life Support Systems Modeling and Control in Agricultural Processes Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation Modeling and Control of Biomedical Systems Modeling and Control of Environmental Systems

Coordinating Committee on Systems Engineering and Management Large Scale Systems Man-Machine Systems Computer Aided Control Systems Design Business and Management Techniques Computation in Economic, Financial and Engineering-Economic Systems S W I I S

Coordinating Committee on Global and Educational Issues of Automation Control Education Developing Countries Social Impact of Automation

Coordinating Committee on Industrial Applications Chemical Process Control Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing Power Plants and Power Systems Control of Biotechnological Systems Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS

Coordinating Committee on Transportation and Vehicles Aerospace Automotive Control Marine Systems Air Traffic Control Automation Transportation Systems Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles

Coordinating Committee on Computer Control Distributed Computer Control Systems Real-Time Software Engineering Artificial Intelligence in Real-Time Control Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control Safety of Computer Control Systems