Call for Papers 2006

The workshop is a meeting of those interested in applying Advanced Process Control technology and Advanced Data Analysis technology to improve performance of the process industries. Practical installation experiences and results are presented for discussion.

Plant operations today are faced with ever-increasing pressure to improve efficiency, quality and productivity. Without making fundamental changes to their production processes, improvement can usually be made with the application of advanced control technology. Using modern computer hardware, software and innovative techniques, application engineers are able to collect real time and historical data on their processes. Data analysis, modeling and simulation provide a better understanding of the dynamics of process behavior. Once the process characteristics are accurately identified, the options for applying suitable control methodology are no longer limited to conventional control techniques.

APC 2006 TUTORIAL SPEAKERS

APC 2006 will feature three half-day tutorials presented by:

Karl Åstrom – Professor Automatic Control, Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Tutorial: Feedback Fundamentals

Paul M.J. Van den Hof – Professor and Co-Director, Delft Center for Systems and Control, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.
Tutorial: Data-based Modelling for Control

Robert Aberg – Senior Development Manager for Simulink Core Development Teams at The Mathworks.
Tutorial: Model-Based Design and Production Code Generation for Control Systems

Topics of papers that have been presented at the workshop include:

• Multivariable Constrained Controller Design and Performance
• Minimum Variance Optimal PI Controller Tuning for Averaging Level Control
• Model Predictive Adaptive Control
• Dynamics Process Simulation and Application to Advanced Controller Design
• Real Time Expert System in Metals Refining Industry
• Equipment Health Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis using Multivariate Modeling
• Powerhouse Energy Management System
• Infrastructure and Organizational Issues for the Deployment of Advanced Controls
• Sensor Fault Detection and Validation
• Applications of Soft Sensors in the Oil Sands Industry

Visit the APC 2005 website for details of the APC 2005 program.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Abstracts (200 words) should be received by January 15 , 2006. In your covering letter include a statement that if the paper is accepted one of the authors will attend the conference to present it. Please give the full name, affiliation, full address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author.

Notification of acceptance will be sent within two weeks of the submission deadline and author kits are available for download from the APC website. The final manuscripts and registration payment for authors are due by March 15 , 2006. Papers received by this date will be published in the workshop proceedings.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

In order to streamline the paper submission process, we are using Microsoft Conference Management System this year. Please follow the instructions below to submit your paper.

Follow the steps below:

1. If you have not registered already, please register using the link "New Registration”.
2. Please provide all relevant information during registration. Note that no email will be sent confirming your registration.
3. Login using your password and upload a paper along with its title and abstract.
4. Add any additional authors.
5. You can also view the uploaded paper. We will send you a confirmation email once the paper is received by one of the technical chairs (you will not receive the email immediately).
6. If you do not receive a confirmation mail within 7 days after submission, please email the Program chair.