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IEEE ITS COUNCIL NEWSLETTER

Editor: Prof. Alberto Broggi, broggi@ce.unipr.it
Vol. 5, No. 1, January 2003

In This Issue
Council News 3
ITSC Executive Committee
From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Message from the IEEE ITS Council President . . . . . . 3 President:
Calendar of Council Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Charles J. Herget, c.herget@ieee.org
A Digital-Driving System for Smart Vehicles . . . . . . . 5 Immediate Past President:
Announcement: Conference Website Developed . . . . . . 8 Daniel J. Dailey, d.dailey@ieee.org
Report on IEEE Transactions on ITS . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Vice President Conferences:
Nominations for Associate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Paul Kostek, p.kostek@ieee.org
IEEE Transactions on ITS - Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vice President Publications:
H. Hashimoto, h.hasimoto@ieee.org
CFP: IEEE Transactions on ITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Vice President Finance:
Announcement: IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2003 14 William Scherer, w.scherer@ieee.org
CFP: IEEE ITS Conference 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Vice President Technical Activities:
Announcement: IEEE ITS Conference 2004 . . . . . . . . 16 Ichiro Masaki, i.masaki@ieee.org
Announcement: IEEE IV Symposium 2004 . . . . . . . . 16 Secretary:
Emily Sopensky, e.sopensky@ieee.org
Non-Council ITS News 17 ————–
Vacancy: Prof position on Advanced Vehicle Dynamics . . 17 Transactions Editor:
Chelsea C. White, c.white@ieee.org
A Glimpse on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Newsletter Editor:
Upcoming Conferences, Workshops and Symposia . . . . . 19
Alberto Broggi, a.broggi@ieee.org
Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Announcement: IEEE RAS Technical Committee on ITS 21
Information for contributors
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IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 and meetings reviews, opinions, letters
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THE
IEEE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
COUNCIL
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President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles J. Herget, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Immediate Past President: . . . . . . Daniel J. Dailey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Vice President Conferences: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Kostek, Seattle, WA 98103, USA
Vice President Finance: . . . . . William Scherer, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904. USA
Vice President Publications: . . . . . . . . Hideki Hashimoto, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 106-8558, Japan
Vice President Technical Activities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ichiro Masaki, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Secretary: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Sopensky, The Iris Company, Austin, TX 78751, USA
Transactions Editor: . . . . Chelsea C. White, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Newsletter Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alberto Broggi, Università di Parma, Parma, I-43100, Italy

Committees
Finance Committee: Bill Scherer (Chair), Richard Klafter, Paul Kostek
Conferences and Meetings Committee: Paul Kostek (Chair), T. F. Fwa, Michel Parent, Toshio Fukuda,
Ichiro Masaki, Emily Sopensky, Umit Ozuguner
Publications Committee: Hideki Hashimoto (Chair), Alberto Broggi, Toshio Fukuda, Ichiro Masaki,
Roger Pollard, Fei-Yue Wang, Chelsea White
Nominations and Appointments Committee: Daniel Dailey (Chair), Rye Case, Umit Ozguner
Constitution and Bylaws Committee: Rye Case (Chair), Charles Herget, Umit Ozguner, Chip White
Technical Activities Committee: Ichiro Masaki (Chair), Anna Hauksdottir (subcommittee on Air Traf-
fic), Ryuji Kohno (subcommittee on Communication Networks), Bin Ning (subcommittee on Railroads)
Standards: Robert Barrett ITSC Liaison: Toshio Fukuda
Long Term Planning: Umit Ozguner
IV Liaison: Ichiro Masaki
Fellows Nomination Committee: Richard Klafter
Education Outreach: Benn Coifman WC Liaison: Chip White

Societies Representatives

Aerospace and Electronic Systems: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bob Trebits

Antennas and Propagation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L. Wilson Pearson, W. Ross Stone
Communications: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algiridas Pakstas
Computer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alberto Broggi
Consumer Electronics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Markwalter
Control Systems: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petros Ioannou, Ka C. Cheok
Electromagnetic Compatibility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Drozd, John Norgard
Electron Devices: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Troxell, Krishna Shenai
Industrial Electronics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian K. Johnson, Krishnan Ramu
Instrumentation and Measurement: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Young, Carlos Sun
Microwave Theory and Techniques: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlies Jackson, Hiroshi Kondoh Itachi
Power Electronics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seth Sanders, Dean Patterson
Reliability: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theodore Freeman, Shuichi Fukuda
Robotics and Automation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stefano Stramigioli, Katsushi Ikeuchi
Signal Processing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Krogmeier
Systems, Man and Cybernetics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fei-Yue Wang, Brian Smith
Vehicular Technology: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert M. Barrett, E. Ryerson Case

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Council News

From the Editor

by Alberto Broggi

Dear colleagues,
The beginning of a new year provides a moment to report on activities.
Our newsletter is entering in its 5th year now, and given the number of subscribers and access statistics,
it couldn’t be healthier.
The IEEE ITSC newsletter is now electronically distributed to more that 13,000 subscribers worldwide.

With the 2Q2003 issue, we will also be able to gather access statistics through the IEEE web site.

Beginning with the current issue and in response to popular demand, the newsletter now features a
section specifically for Call For Papers (CFPs).

If you have announcements you would like to share, please contact me at broggi@ce.unipr.it. We hope
you enjoy your issues of the IEEE ITSC newsletter. Please send comments and suggestions to me as well.

Message from the IEEE ITS Council President

by Charles J. Herget

It is an honor for me to serve as president of the Council on ITS this year. The Council has been in
operation for four years now, and it is maturing rapidly. We are now in a position to start taking steps
toward becoming a Society.

In order to continue our growth we need volunteers to serve in a variety of positions. Let me review the
activities that the Council pursues, and then I will ask for your help in conducting these activities. The two
primary activities of the Council at this time are publications and conferences. We publish a Transactions
and this Newsletter. Both activities need volunteers. The Transactions needs Associate Editors and reviewers
for papers. The Newsletter needs volunteers to help generate feature articles and advertising.

The Council sponsors the annual Conference on ITS and the annual Symposium on Intelligent Vehicles.
Both the conference and symposium require volunteers on the organizing committees and the program
committees.

As a Council, we have the opportunity to sponsor standards. Prior to the creation of the Council, a

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Standards Coordinating Committee (SCC 32) was organized in IEEE to sponsor standards on ITS. The
Council can now serve as the sponsor for ITS standards.

If we progress to the status of a Society, it will be important for us to have chapters. Chapters of IEEE
are local organizations where members meet on a regular basis in their area. We will need volunteers to
organize chapters throughout the world.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

If you are interested in volunteering for any of these activities just described, please contact me, Charles
Herget at c.herget@ieee.org, and I will see that you are put in contact with the appropriate person in
charge of that activity in the Council.

If you have any suggestions on how the Council can better serve the professional interests of the ITS
Community, please send me an email message. I look forward to hearing from many of you.

Calendar of Council Events

by Emily Sopensky

Next Meetings are scheduled as follows:

ITS Council Administrative Committee Meetings:

February 15, 2003 (6:00 pm – 9:30 pm) . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas
during the IEEE Board of Director’s Series
October 7, 2003 (1:00 pm – 4:00 pm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shanghai, China
during IEEE ITSC 2003

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference:

October 12–15, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shanghai, China

October 3–5, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington, D.C., USA

2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vienna, Austria

2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Toronto, Canada

IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium:

June 9–13, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbus, Ohio, USA

June 15–18, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parma, Italy

2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Las Vegas, NV, USA

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A Digital-Driving System for Smart Vehicles

by Wuhong Wang

A Digital-Driving System for Smart Vehicles

Reprint of the article appeared on
IEEE Intelligent Systems, September-October 2002, p.81–83

Wuhong Wang is a principal professor in the Beijing Institute of Technology’s Traffic Infor-
mation Engineering and Control Program, an associate professor in transportation engineering
at the institute, and the director of the institute’s Department of Transportation Engineering.
His research interests are digital-driving systems, driver behavior and vehicle safety, ecological
driver-vehicle interface design, and advanced driver information systems. He received his PhD
in transportation engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University. He spent two years as a
postdoctoral-fellow researcher in the Transportation Engineering Program at the Beijing Univer-
sity of Aeronautics & Astronautics. Contact him at the Dept. of Transportation Eng., School
of Vehicle and Transportation Eng., Beijing Inst. of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R. China;
wuhwang@263.net or wuhwang@sina.com.cn.

I n the wake of the computer and information

technology revolutions, vehicles are undergoing dra-
driving project will be able to examine the possible
correlations or causal relations between the smart ve-
hicle, IVISs, the intelligent road-traffic-information
matic changes in their capabilities and how they in-
network, and the driver. We aim to successfully
teract with drivers1 . Although some vehicles can
demonstrate that a digital-driving system can pro-
decide to either generate warnings for the human
vide a direction for developing human-centered smart
driver or control the vehicle autonomously, they usu-
vehicles.
ally must make these decisions in real time with only
incomplete information. So, human drivers still must
maintain control over the vehicle.
Research objectives
Advanced in-vehicle information systems (IVISs)
endow vehicles with different types and levels of in-
Our research has four main objectives. The first is
telligence to complement the driver.2 Their intro-
to thoroughly review the research literature to iden-
duction has allowed an almost symbiotic relation-
tify gaps in modeling the human factor of driving, in
ship between the driver and vehicle by providing a
driver-vehicle interface design, and in in-vehicle ITS
sophisticated, intelligent driver-vehicle interface–an
deployment. (For more on previous research on driv-
ecological driver-vehicle interface.3 Within this in-
ing behavior, see the sidebar.)
terface, vehicle control depends wholly on coopera-
The second objective is to classify IVISs and re-
tion between the driver and the IVISs through in-
veal what role they should play in digital-driving be-
teractive communication through an intelligent road-
havior. As part of this context, we want to
traffic-information network. We can call such control
digital-driving behavior, which consists of the driver • Determine which IVISs relate to joint percep-
and vehicle’s joint perception, decision making, and tion, joint decision making, or joint control
control. • Identify the types of problems that IVISs can
In this installment of Intelligent Transportation create
Systems, I sketch a digital-driving-behavior model. • Discover which IVISs can greatly enhance vehi-
By simulating and analyzing driver behavior during cle safety
different maneuvers such as lane changing, lane fol- • Investigate how to integrate and coordinate
lowing, and traffic avoidance, researchers participat- IVISs into the early stages of the ecological
ing in the Beijing Institute of Technology’s digital- driver-vehicle interface

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Figure 1: the architecture of a digital-driving system for a smart vehicle.
The third is to develop a digital-driving archi-
tecture and a digital-driving behavior-shaping model
in terms of algorithms for joint perception, decision
making, and control. As part of this, we also plan
to conduct graphical and numerical simulations of
digital-driving behavior to determine the underlying
causes of digital-driving errors. Figure 1 diagrams
our digital-driving architecture. While the smart ve-
hicle with the digital-driving system is in motion, the
driver and the IVIS make a joint but human-driver-
centered effort to collect, analyze, and process traffic
information and to control the vehicle through the
ecological driver-vehicle interface.
The fourth goal is to develop a physical platform
to simulate the shaping of digital-driving behavior.
The platform will consist of four modules: a driver
module, a vehicle module, an intelligent-road module,
and an IVIS module. These simulations, along with
the graphical and numerical simulations, will provide
input for developing in-vehicle ITS technologies to
reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
Implementation
To create our behavior model, we will com-
bine control theory with a fuzzy decision-making
model. We will also apply several interdisciplinary
approaches (ergonomics, psychological, behavioral,
mathematics, and simulation studies) to investigate
how IVISs affect safety.
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First, to contrast driver behavior with vehicle per-
formance characteristics, we have divided IVISs into
three types: those relevant to joint perception, joint
decision making, or joint control. This will let us
identify the effect of IVISs on these processes from
an ecological-psychology perspective.
After distinguishing between the driver’s and ve-
hicle’s driving tasks, we developed the process cycle
of a driver-vehicle model based on man-machine sys-
tem theory. This cycle realistically describes vehicle-
driver interaction.
Next, we will apply control theory, fuzzy-set the-
ory, and line system theory to model the safety and
reliability of digital-driving behavior, so as to under-
stand the driver’s cognitive workload and awareness
of the driving situation. Finally, we’ll develop the
physical platform we mentioned earlier, which will
provide a test tool for developing a smart-vehicle pro-
totype. Our initial plan is to equip an instrumented
laboratory vehicle with several sensors and cameras
to acquire traffic information, with an in-vehicle com-
puter running the original data-fusion algorithm and
digital-driving model, in a totally synchronous way.
Our research has shown that our modeling and
simulation techniques can discern digital-driving be-
havior and that the resulting model will be suffi-
ciently robust to predict errors. This research will
provide a firm foundation for designing an intelli-
gent ecological driver-vehicle interface and has great
potential for developing digital-driving systems that
promote vehicle safety.
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Lawrence Erlbaum Ass., Mahwah, N.J., 1997.

References
3. W. Wang et al., ”Ecological Interface De-
sign Method for In-Vehicle Information Support
1. C. Little, ”The Intelligent Vehicle Ini-
System with Intelligent Characteristics,” Au-
tiative: Advancing ‘Human-Centered’
tomobile & Transportation, Present and Their
Smart Vehicles, Turner-Fairbank High-
Future: Collections of Works of Excellence for
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China’s First Intelligent Transportation System
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2. W. Barfield and T.A. Dingus, Human Fac- General Motors, Detroit, Mich., 2000, pp. 42-
tors in Intelligent Transportation Systems, 48.

Previous Research

Driving-behavior research began in the early 20th century. Using driver psychophysiological-factors
tests and statistical analysis, driving-function models such as motivational, information-processing, and
hierarchical-control models tried to identify individual differences in traffic accident causes. However, no
driver-modeling approach has been successfully applied to vehicle design or accident avoidance. This is
because these models cannot yet reproduce the true characteristics of human driving.
The study of driving errors carried out in the 1980s paved the way toward quantifying the relationship
between driving behavior and traffic accident causes. However, the problems of objectively collecting
driving-error data and properly identifying the causes of errors remain unsolved. Considerable research
on driving behavior has recently focused on compensating for human limitations by introducing advanced
in-vehicle information systems. For example, driver information systems expand the driver’s knowledge of
routes and locations, collision-avoidance systems enhance the driver’s ability to sense what’s going on in
the surrounding environment, and driver assistance and automation systems simulate a driver’s thinking
and physical actions to operate a vehicle temporarily during emergencies. These IVISs have helped
increase driving safety significantly; however, they have led to a great expansion of both overlapping
functions and the information potentially available to drivers. Investigating how to integrate these systems
and coordinate them to work cooperatively with drivers is extremely difficult.
The integration of vision-based lane trackers with vehicle control systems has let vehicles drive on clear
highways under controlled circumstances. Simultaneously, studies of automatic headway control (that is,
the control of vehicle spacing) and convoying have led to vehicles that can autonomously follow another
vehicle. One such example is the Argo test vehicle.1 Another is Carnegie Mellon’s Navlab 5 vehicle, which
steered 98 percent of 2,800 miles in 1995.2 Although autonomous vehicles under development have more
and better intelligence about road conditions in real time owing to rudimentary communication with an
intelligent-road-traffic network, drivingbehavior-modeling studies almost never consider the important
characteristics of the human-in-the-loop. This is because the adaptive relationship between the in-vehicle
sensors, computer, and control system is oversimplified and coarse. Consequently, this relationship de-
serves much systematic study to deal with these unsolved problems. Our research attempts to fill some
of this gap.

References

1. A. Broggi et al., Automatic Vehicle Guidance: The Experience of the ARGO Autonomous Vehicle,
World Scientific, Singapore, 1999.
2. C. Thorpe et al. ”Vision and Navigation for the Carnegie-Mellon Navlab,” IEEE Trans. Pattern
Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 10, no. 3, May 1988, pp.362-373.

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Announcement: Conference Website Developed

by Paul Kostek

Life just got easier for ITS Conference organizers. Through the efforts of Feiyue Wang (Chair ITSC
2003) Conference Websites have been established. The url for IEEE ITSC is www.ieeeitsc.org and the url
for IEEE IV is www.ieeeiv.org and can be used by future ITSC/IV organizers for their conference.

Report on IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems

by Chelsea C. White

We anticipate being able to accept electronic submissions through the IEEE Manuscript Central Site
beginning in Mid-March. The IEEE is currently setting up the site and hopes to have the site ready for
testing by second week of February. The editor, administrator and the associate editors will need to test the
site and practice procedures for about a month in order to ensure that the process will work smoothly once
we start accepting papers through the site in March.

Once the site is operational, all authors will be encouraged to submit papers via the Manuscript Central
site. The switch to electronic submissions should provide more timely reviews and publication decisions. Due
to the experience of the editors of other IEEE Transactions that have already begun accepting electronic
submissions through the site, we anticipate that there will be an increase in submissions to the Transactions
on ITS.

Information for submitting papers and the date when authors can begin submitting papers to IEEE
Manuscript Central will be posted on the ITS web page as soon as the date is set. We would like to
remind potential authors that once our site begins accepting electronic submissions, papers will be sent to
the IEEEs Manuscript Central site only. Please do NOT send electronic copies of papers to the editor or
editorial assistant.

The Transactions saw an increase in submissions during 2002, almost doubling the number of papers
submitted in 2001. In addition, we published two special issues during 2002.

Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2002 is a special issue composed of the best papers presented at the ITSC and IV
2000. Guest editors were Professors Alberto Broggi, Petros Ioannou and Shoichi Washino.

Vol.3, No.3, September 2002 is a special issue of papers presented at IV 2001 in the area of Intelligent
Control and Sensing in IV. Guest Editors were Prof. Katsushi Ikeuchi, Dr. Masataka Kagesawa, and
Shunsuke Kamijo.

Upcoming special issues include a special issue on Adaptive Cruise Control Systems with Guest Editor,
Prof. Petros Ioannou. Prof. Ruey Long Cheu, is Guest Editor of a special issue based on papers presented
at the ITSC 2002 Conference.

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We have received a number of applications from those interested in becoming associate editors for the
Transactions and are still in the process of making decisions. The names of new associate editors will be
published on the inside front cover of the next issue. Since we anticipate an increase in submissions once
the electronic submissions system is in place, we are still accepting applications for additional associate
editorships.

Nominations for Associate Editors

by Chelsea C. White

The IEEE Transactions on ITS is seeking nominations or self-nominations of qualified individuals inter-
ested in being considered for associate editor positions for the Transactions. Interested individuals should
provide their name and contact information including email address, attach a CV, and state the areas that
they would be willing and capable of serving as an associate editor. Please note that the Transactions on ITS
will begin accepting electronic subsmissions through the IEEE Manuscript Central site. Associate Editors
will be using this site to manage the review process for assigned papers. Guidelines that might be of help
are as follows.
Improved planning, design, management, and control of future transportation systems require conducting
both basic and applied research to expand the knowledge base on transportation. The IEEE Transactions on
ITS focuses on the design, analysis, and control of information technology as it is applied to transportation
systems. Topics considered for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Sensors (infrastructure & vehicle-based)

• Communications (wide area & vehicle-to-roadside)
• Man-Machine Interfaces (displays, artificial speech)
• Decision Systems (expert systems, intelligent agents)
• Simulation (continuous, discrete, real-time)
• Reliability & Quality Assurance
• Imaging and Image Analysis
• Information Systems (databases, data fusion, security)
• Computers (hardware, software)
• Control (adaptive, fuzzy, cooperative, neuro, large systems)
• Technology Forecasting & Transfer
• Systems (engineering, architecture, evaluation)
• Signal Processing
• Standards

Transportation systems are usually large-scale in nature and are invariably geographically distributed.
The complexity of transportation systems arises from many sources. Transportation systems can involve hu-
mans, vehicles, shipments, information technology, and the physical infrastructure–all interacting in complex
ways. Many aspects of transportation systems are uncertain, dynamic and nonlinear, and such systems may
be highly sensitive to perturbations. Controls can involve multiple agents that are distributed and hierar-
chical. Personnel who invariably play critical roles in a transportation system have a diversity of objectives
and a wide range of skills and education.

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Despite such complexity, the emergence of new technologies–such as sensors, communications, low-cost,
faster computation, and new control and optimization algorithms–provides new opportunities to substantially
improve efficiency, safety and environmental impact. With the use of these technologies, new and faster
measurements are possible and more data can be managed and processed. Additionally, new strategies
for management and control will be developed to deal with both the static and the dynamic nature of
transportation systems. So, while most of the classical transportation problems raised in the past continue
to exist, there now are new approaches to deal with many of them.

The intent of the IEEE Transactions on ITS is to serve as a forum for the technological aspects of appli-
cations of information technology to transportation, thus providing researchers with an outlet for publication
for these new approaches.

Nominations and/or inquiries should be sent to Prof. Chelsea C. White III at the following address via
regular post or email:
Chelsea C. White III
ISyE Professor of Transportation and Logistics
School of Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISyE)
Georgia Institute of Technology
765 Ferst Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205 U.S.A.
PHONE 404 894 0235 FAX 404 894 2301
EMAIL: cwhite@isye.gatech.edu

IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems - Index

by Jerri White

Vol.3, No.4, December 2002

• Adaptive Control of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle , by Richard Saeks, Chad Cox. P. Mays, and
John Murray
• Preceding Vehicle Recognition Based on Learning from Sample Images, by Takeo Kato,
Yoshiki Ninomiya, and Ichiro Masaki
• Accurate Road Following and Reconstruction by Computer Vision, by Roland Chapuis,
Romuald Aufrere and Frederic Chausse
• Freeway Ramp Metering: An Overview , by Markos Papageorgiou and Apostolos Kotsialos
• Traffic Flow Modelling of Large-Scale Motorway Networks Using the Macroscopic Mod-
elling Tool METANET , by A. Kotsialos, M. Papgeorgiou, C. Diakaki, Y. Pavlis, and F. Middelham
• A Self Describing Data Transfer Methodology for ITS Applications , by D.J. Dailey and D.
Meyers
• Combining Hierarchical and Heuristic Techniques for High-Speed Route Computation on
Road Networks , by G.R. Jagadeesh, T. Srikanthan, and K.H. Quek
• Modeling and Simulation for Hybrid Electric Vehicles – Part I: Modeling,, by Xiaoling He
and J. W. Hodgson
• Modeling and Simulation for Hybrid Electric Vehicles – Part II: Simulation,, by Xiaoling
He and J. W. Hodgson

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CFP: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

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Announcement: IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2003

by Ümit Özgüner

INVITATION

IV 2003
IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium
Columbus, OH, USA, June 9-11, 2003
INVITATION We have the pleasure of inviting you to the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles General Chair
Symposium (IV2003). The Intelligent Vehicles (IV) Symposium is one of two Ümit Özgüner
professional meetings annually sponsored by the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Program Chair
Systems Council. IV is an open forum on basic research, present and future Sadayuki
applications for Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Tsugawa,
Infrastructures.
This year over 130 papers submitted by researchers in Regional
Program Chair
industry, as well as research centers and universities have (US)
been accepted. As an established tradition, there will be no S. Lakshmanan
parallel sessions.
A series of exciting demonstrations and rides are being Regional
arranged for June 8 (Sunday) at the Transportation Research Program Chair
(Europe)
Center (TRC) (http://www.trcpg.com/) in Marysville, Ohio. B. van Arem
TRC is one of the worlds largest proving grounds, and apart
from the IV’s demonstrated, the TRC facilities itself will be of Advisory Chair
interest to Symposium participants. Ichiro Masaki

Finance Chair
TOPICS G. Edzko Smid
Driver Assistance & Inform. Systems System Architectures
Sensors Local Arrang.
Driver monitoring Imaging and Vision
Vehicle Control Chair
Infrastructure Intelligence Human-machine Interfaces
Active Safety K. Redmill
Special Automated Road Vehicles Communications and Networks
AHS
Impact on Traffic Flows Impact on Drivers Publicity Chairs
Y. Pan
S. Kato
SCHEDULE
Technical Program available February 7th, 2003 Publication Chair
Registration start March 15, 2003 A. Serrani
Advance Registration deadline May 7th, 2003
Demonstrations June 8th, 2003 Registration
Chair
Symposium June 9-11, 2003 G. Rizzoni

Hotel (Check Conference Web Page for Reservation Info)

IV2003 will be held at
Hilton Columbus
3900 Chagrin Drive, Columbus, OH 43219
Tel: 1-614-414-5000, Fax: 1-614-414-5100
UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION
Please refer frequently to the following website
http://eewww.eng.ohio-state.edu/~umit/IV2003 for the
most up-to-date information or contact the General
Chair/Conference Secretariat (IV2003@ee.eng.ohio-
state.edu).

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CFP: IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference 2003

by Fei-Yue Wang

The IEEE 6th International Conference on

Intelligent Transportation Systems
Shanghai, China, October 12-15, 2003
www.ieeeitsc.org or www.ieee.org/itsc/2003
The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Council (ITSC) w ill sponsor its annual conference General Chair
(IEEE ITSC’03) in Shanghai on basic research and applications of leading advances in Prof. Fei-Yue Wang
communications, computers, control, electronics and related technologies to Intelligent ICSEC, CAS-IA &
Transportation Systems (ITS). IEEE ITSC’03 is co-sponsored by the Intelligent Control and Systems PARCS, Univ. of Arizona
Engineering Center, Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Major topics
Program Co-Chairs
include, but not limited to:
Prof. Y. G. Xi
Shanghai Jiaotong Univ.
PROGRAM TOPICS Prof. Pitu B. Mirchandani
• Sensors (infrastructure & vehicle-based) Univ. of Arizona
• Communications (side area & vehicle-to-roadside) Prof. Alberto Broggi
• Simulation (continuous, discrete, real-time) Università di Parma
• Human-Computer Interfaces (displays, artificial speech) Dr. S. Washino
Mitsubishi Company
• Control (adaptive, fuzzy, cooperative neural networks, GA)
• Decision Systems (expert systems, intelligent agents) Secretary
• Systems (engineering, architecture, evaluation) Prof. Wei-Hua Lin
• Information Systems (databases, data fusion, security) Univ. of Arizona
• Computers (hardware, software) Workshop & Tutorial Chair
• Technology Forecasting & Transfer Dr. Yilin Zhao
• System/Subsystem Electromagnetic Compatibility Motorola
• Signal Processing
• Reliability & Quality Assurance Publicity Co-Chairs
Ms. E. A. Sopensky
• Imaging & Image Processing
The Iris Company
• Vehicle Control
Prof. H. Hashimoto
• Standards Univ. of Tokyo
• Traffic Theory in ITS Prof. J. P. Wu
• Routing & Route Guidance Univ of Southampton
• Transit Applications Prof. Xiaoming Liu
• Air Traffic Control Beijing Polytechnic Univ.
• Web Traffic
Publication Co-Chairs
• Navigation & Guidance System
Dr. Yuetong Lin
• Fort and Terminal Automation Univ. of Arizona
Proposals for special sessions should be submitted to Prof. Wei-Hua Lin (weilin@sie.arizona.edu), Dr. X. M. Liu
and suggestions for tutorial and workshop are invited and should be forwarded to Dr. Yilin Zhao ICSEC, CAS-IA
(y.zhao@ieee.org) Exhibition Co-Chairs
Prof. Y. J. Son
PAPER SUBMISSION Univ. of Arizona
Dr. Dewang Chen
Complete manuscripts in PDF format must be electronically submitted for review no later than March ICSEC, CAS-IA
1, 2003 at the following address:
Finance Chair
www.ieeeitsc.org Dr. Y. Q. Gao
Univ. of Arizona
Submitted manuscripts should be six (6) pages in IEEE two-column format, including figures, tables,
and references. A LaTeX style file and a Microsoft Word template are available from the IEEE web Registration Co-Chairs
site (www.ieee.org/organizations/pubs/authors.htm). HOWEVER, submissions MUST be in PDF Dr. X. Y. Gong
FORMAT. ICSEC, CAS-IA
Dr. S. M. Tang
In addition to the manuscript, a cover page should be sent that includes: (1) the title of the paper, (2) ICSEC, CAS-IA
the name(s) of the author(s), (3) the e t chnical categories, and (4) the name, mailing address,
telephone and fax numbers, and email address of the corresponding author. Notification of Local Arrangement Co -Chairs
Prof. Z. L. Jing
acceptance is scheduled for May 15, 2003.
Shanghai Jiaotong Univ.
Prof. C. J. Jiang
IMPORTANT DATES
Shanghai Tongji Univ.
• Paper submission deadline………………….………… March 1, 2003 Treasurer
• Notification of acceptance……………………………… May 15, 2003 Ms. Hong Hao
• Camera-ready copy due …………………………………July 1, 2003 ICSEC, CAS-IA

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See You in Shanghai, China for IEEE ITSC’03

IEEE ITSC’03 will be held in Shanghai, China from October 12 to 15, 2003. Below is a brief introduction
to Shanghai and its attractions. Please contact Mr. Greg Lai at guanpi@email.arizona.edu if you are
interested in visiting any of these attractions or any other interesting places in China. The IEEE ITSC’03
will do the best to accommodate your
requests and will make sure you will have fun and a
great time in Shanghai, China. A list of sightseeing tours
will be published soon at our web site
http://www.ieeeitsc.org
(From Fei-Yue Wang, General Chair, IEEE ITSC’03).
Shanghai is one of the most unique cities in the world.
Apart from being the largest and most densely populated
city in all of China, it is also the most westernized. Al-
though it has grown into a great industrial center, Shang-
hai has been able to keep alive much of its historic and
cultural past.

Announcement: IEEE Intell. Transportation Systems Conf. 2004

by Paul Kostek

The ITSC 2004 will be held October 3-5, 2004 at the Loews L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, DC. General
Chairman is Paul Kostek of TekSci/Air Direct Solutions, Program Co-Chairs are Bill Scherer and Brian
Smith of the University of Virginia.

Announcement: IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2004

by Alberto Broggi

The IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium 2004 will be held June

15-18, 2004 in Parma, Italy. The General Chairman is Alberto Broggi
of the local University of Parma, Program Chairman is Cristoph Stiller
of Karlsruhe University, Germany.

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Non-Council ITS News

Vacancy: Prof position on Advanced Vehicle Dynamics – Active Safety

by Per Lovsund

Vacancy
ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Advanced Vehicle Dynamics - Active Safety

The Department of Machine and Vehicle Systems performs basic and applied research, within a mul-
tidisciplinary team, regarding advanced and ”intelligent” systems for automotive safety based on human
limitations and tolerance levels.

The successful candidate has to develop and lead the research and teaching activities within advanced
vehicle dynamics/active safety. Examples include vehicle stability and collision mitigation systems applicable
to various vehicle types. The work will include supervision of doctorate students (Ph.D. students) and
master’s students working towards their diploma thesis. Furthermore, the work will include participation
in the development of national and international proposals to fund research. Collaboration with other
researchers within the department is required. Research activities currently include the analysis of available
vehicle safety systems via accident reconstructions (particularly pre-crash events) and the development of
advanced/”intelligent” vehicle safety systems.

The candidate will be responsible for courses within the international master’s programme ”Automo-
tive Engineering”. Course development should keep pace with the state-of-the-art in industry to benefit
the master’s courses as well as provide input to other courses offered by the department. Recommended
qualifications for the position are a Ph.D. in engineering and a good knowledge of various simulation tools,
theoretical as well as experimental. A well established contact network within the automotive industry is
recommended. Knowledge in behavioural science and impact biomechanics is also an asset.

Additional information about the position is available from Professor Per Lovsund, phone +46 31 772 36
42, e-mail per.lovsund@me.chalmers.se Web: www.mvs.chalmers.se

Your complete application must include a curriculum vitae, documented experience of research, teaching
and other relevant contributions. The application should include a list of scientific publications, and five
selected publications best describing your research. Four identical applications, marked with the reference
number 1/2003, should be received no later than February 14, 2003.

Application address:
The Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Goteborg
Sweden

Trade union representatives:

SACO Soren Lindgren, TCO Anders Olausson, SEKO Conny Sjostrom
Telephone: + 46 (0)31-772 1000

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A Glimpse on the Web

by Alessandra Fascioli

This department is dedicated to catching a glimpse on the WWW trying to discover interesting ITS related
Web resources. Reviewed sites range from research programs and projects, to software packages, databases,
associations, non-profit companies, and more.
Every suggestion or contribution is welcome and should be addressed to fascal@ce.unipr.it.

• TTS Italia is the Italian Association for Telematics for Transport and Safety. Its purpose is
contributing to the improvement of efficiency and safety in the Italian transport system through the
analysis of problems and opportunities, the formulation of proposals and the diffusion of information
and knowledge in the sector of ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). TTS Italia includes both public
and private organisations which are active in the development and implementation of Intelligent
Systems for Transport and Safety.
Link to TTS Italia site:
http://www.ttsitalia.it
• The Intelligent Transportation Systems Research Program at the University of Wash-
ington is a multi-disciplinary effort between the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Civil and
Environmental Engineering, and Technical Communication. Research efforts focus on the applica-
tion of computer and communications technologies to solving transportation problems. The ITS
research program actively collaborates with government and industry, making it a regional resource
for advanced answers to transportation issues.
Link to University of Washington ITS Page:
http://www.its.washington.edu
• The Transportation Communications Newsletter is a free daily e-mail publication which
provides news and information related to all aspects of communications in the transportation field.
This includes a wide variety of topics such as: public and community relations, ITS, traveler
information, outreach, and transportation operations. All modes of transport are included.
The newsletter pages can be found at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/
• AITS India is an umbrella organization which represents a broad spectrum of members including
industry, government, consumer organizations, and academia in fostering the development and
deployment of Intelligent transport systems in India. Such systems often include components used
in electronic commerce, and related applications.
Link to AITS India site:
http://www.www.itsindia.org
• The Transport Research Institute at Napier University, Edinburgh, is a distributed or-
ganisation, promoting cross-disciplinarily research in transport across all departments and faculties.
Research at TRi addresses the ongoing need to solve society’s huge transport problems. Main re-
search areas are Social Dimensions of Transport, Transport Planning & Policy, Transport Modelling
&Technology. As well as research, the Transport Research Institute also provides a consultancy
and advice service to government and the transport industry.
Link to Transport Research Institute at Napier University:
http://www.tri.napier.ac.uk

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Upcoming Conferences, Workshops, or Symposia

by Massimo Bertozzi

This section lists upcoming ITS-related conferences, workshops, or exhibits. Contributions are welcome;
please send announcements to itsconfs@ce.unipr.it.

ITS/CVO Deployment Showcase 2003 Robotics and Applications (RA 2003)

http://www.2003itsforum.org/ http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2003/salzburg/ra.htm
Las Vegas, USA Salzburg, Austria
January 28–30 June 25–27,
♦ submission by March, 15
3rd International Conference on Computer Vision
Systems (ICVS 2003) Intelligent Systems & Control (ISC 2003)
http://dib.joanneum.at/ICVS03/ http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2003/salzburg/isc.htm
Graz, Austria Salzburg, Austria
April 1–3 June 25–27,
♦ submission by February, 15
Workshop on DSP in Mobile and Vehicular Systems
http://dspincars.sdsu.edu 11th International Conference on Advanced Robotics
Nagoya, Japan (ICAR 2003)
April 3–4 http://www.isr.uc.pt/icar03
Coimbra, Portugal
Smart Moving International Congress June 30 - July 3,
Birmingham, England ♦ submission by January 20
April 7–10
Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ASC
AeroSense 2003 2003)
http://spie.org/conferences/Calls/03/or/ http://www.iasted.org/conferences/2003/banff/asc.htm
Orlando, USA Banff, Canada
April 21–25 July 14–16,
♦ submission by February, 14
IEEE Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference
(VTC2003 spring) IEEE Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integra-
http://www.vtc2003spring.org/ tion for Intelligent Systems (MFI)
Jeju, Korea http://www.cvl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mfi2003/
April 22–25 Tokyo, Japan
July, 29–August, 1,
3rd Annual Intelligent Vehicles Systems Symposium ♦ submission by February, 15
http://www.ndia.org/events/brochure/3570
Traverse City, USA Demo 2003
June 9–12, http://www.demo2003.org
♦ submission by February, 15 San Diego, USA
August 16–20
9th Intl. Congress European Automotive Industry
Driving Global Changes International Task Force on Vehicle-Highway Au-
http://www.sia.fr/Manifestations/eaec2003.pdf tomation
Paris, France Chicago, USA
June 16–18 October, 16–18

SAE International Future Transportation Technology IEEE Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference
Conference (VTC2003 fall)
http://www.sae.org/calendar/ftt/index.htm http://www.vtc2003.org/
Costa Mesa, USA Orlando, USA
June 23–25 November 4–9,
♦ submission by February 15

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Book Review
by Alessandra Fascioli

Delivering Sustainable Transport

A Social Science Perspective
Edited by
A. Root
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ, UK
Email: amanda.root@talk21.com

”Delivering Sustainable Transport - A Social Science Perspective” is an excellent book to analyze the
ongoing development of transport systems from a new point of view.
The novelty of this book is that it evidences the limit in analyzing the problem
only through economics and politics. The study of transport is here tackled from
new perspectives, that of sociology, geography, ethnography, and environmental
studies. Leading scientists from these fields are called to give their contribution to
the debate on the effects of transport on society.
The book consists of 12 essays covering a wide range of issues from the need
for new paradigms in globalisation, markets and policy, to modern mobility and
cultural studies. Each chapter is in a self-contain style, and therefore the read-
ers can start reading from any chapter. The book is directed to undergraduates,
post-graduates, researchers and professionals, it does not require any special pre-
knowledge. It helps all of us becoming aware of how much transport not only
affects and permeates our own lives, but also influences the globalisation process
and molds societies all over the world.

• Book data: Year 2003, Hardbound, ISBN: 0-08-044022-3, 210 pages

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Announcement: IEEE RAS Technical Committee on ITS

by Stefano Stramigioli

Objectives
The goal of the ITS committee is to promote Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications within the Robotics and
and Automation
Society and catalise the interaction between RAS and the Intelligent Transportation Council. This is meaningful due to the
the variety of Robotics
Technologies which are currently used in ITS. The committee will achieve these goals by organising cross RAS-
RAS-ITS events like special
sessions, special issues,
issues, etc.
Traffic supervision, path planning, obstacle avoidance, measurement
measurement systems are all examples of typical robotic technologies applied to the
field of transportation.

Activities
- Special Issue of RAS Magazine on “Robotics
“Robotics Technologies applied to Intelligent Transportation Systems
Systems””
- Special Session at IEEE IROS 2003 on “Robotic
“Robotic Vision applied to Transport Automation
Automation””
- Special Session at IEEE ITSC 2003 on “Control in Automotive Applications”
Applications”
- Joint organization of IEEE IV Symposium 2004 Both ITSC (Intelligent
(Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference
Conference))
and IV (Intelligent
( Intelligent Vehicles Symposium) are sponsored by
the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Council
Council::

Chairs
Prof. Stefano Stramigioli Prof. Alberto Broggi
University of Twente Dip. di Ingegneria dell’Informazione
P.O. Box 217 University of Parma
NL--7500 AE Enschede
NL Parco Area delle Scienze, 181A
The Netherlands I-43100 Parma,
Parma, Italy
Tel. +31 (53) 4892794/4892606 Tel. +39 (0521) 905707/905800
Fax. +31 (53) 4892223 Fax. +39 (0521) 905723
Email:: S.Stramigioli@ieee.org
Email Email:: broggi@ce.unipr.it
Email

Join the RAS TC on ITS

For the latest info and to join our Technical Committee see
see::
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www. geoplex..utwente
utwente..nl
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tc

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Call for Papers

Call for Contributions: IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine

by Alberto Broggi

IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine

Call for Short Papers/Reports
IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine has started a regular department on Intelligent Transportation
Systems. This department (published in each issue) describes current trends and ideas for future sys-
tems/realizations/projects in the field of ITS.

People willing to share their ideas and disseminate the results of

their projects are invited to prepare a short article (from 2 to 5 mag-
azine pages) describing current trends, projects, research directions,
and their experience in any field of Intelligent Transportation Systems.

For further publication guidelines and for suggestions, contact the

editor at broggi@ce.unipr.it with a possible outline of the proposed
article or browse www.ce.unipr.it/broggi/is-department for a quick
look at past installations of this department.

Thanks to an agreement with the Magazine, published articles are

reprinted in this Newsletter.

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CFP: Special Issue of IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

by Stefano Stramigioli

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Special Issue on
Robotic Technologies applied to
Intelligent Transportation Systems

Robotic technologies are vastly used in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Few
examples could be found in vision applications like tracking visual servoing or control of linear and
nonlinear systems.
The goal of this special issue is to present to the reader the state of the art of those technologies
which find an application in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Traffic supervision, path planning, obstacle avoidance, measurement systems are all example of
typical robotic technologies applied to the field of transportation.

Objectives
Give an overview of the applied research works, mainly the ones that reached industry. Authors are
invited to submit papers that meet all of the following criteria:
1. Reflect collaboration work being carried out in cooperation between industry and academia, with
mutually provided efforts and resources, and that reached prototype phase.
2. Reflect advances in the area of robotics and automation which have been matured for intelligent
transportation systems.
3. Describe in detail the problem under study, options available, and reasons to have followed the
presented path.
4. Give enough technical details, nevertheless avoiding long system descriptions.

Deadline Submission 28th of February 2003

Electronic Submission at
Notification Acceptance
Final Paper Due
Publication is targeted to
Corresponding Editor
Criteria for Selection
http://www.geoplex.utwente.nl/ras
1st of June 2003
15th of June 2003
September 2003`
Stefano Stramigioli
All papers submitted will have 3 independent reviews.

Editors
Prof. Stefano Stramigioli Prof. Alberto Broggi
University of Twente University of Parma
P.O. Box 217 Parco Area delle Scienze, 181A
NL-7500 AE Enschede I-43100 Parma
The Netherlands Italy
Tel. +31 (53) 4892794/4892606 Tel. +39 (0521) 905707/905800
Fax. +31 (53) 4892223 Fax. +39 (0521) 905723
Email S.Stramigioli@ieee.org Email broggi@ce.unipr.it

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CFP: International Conference on Multisensor Fusion

and Integration for Intelligent Systems
by Yuko Saiki

CALL FOR PAPERS:

2003 IEEE-IES, IEEE-RAS, SICE, RSJ
International Conference on
Multisensor Fusion and Integration
for Intelligent Systems (MFI)
July 29th-August 1st, 2003, Tokyo, Japan

Scope Topics
MFI 2003 is an IEEE-IES, IEEE-RAS, SICE, RSJ jointly Papers with new research results are encouraged
sponsored international conference devoted entirely to for submission. Topics of interest include but are not
multisensor fusion and integration. limited to:
The objective of the conference is to report and explore - Theory for sensor fusion
the technical achievement in the field of multisensor - Algorithm for fusion and integration
fusion and integration, and it will provide a forum for the - Sensing architectures
exchange of ideas and discussions of future directions in - Sensor-fusion applications:
multisensor fusion and integration. ITS, intelligent robot, security, factory automation

Sponsors Paper Submission

IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) The paper must be submitted electronically no later
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (R&A) than February 15, 2003. Complete instructions are
The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers of available from the conference web page
Japan (SICE) (http://www.cvl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mfi2003/)
Robotics Society of Japan (RSJ)
Submitted papers must be no longer than six (6)
pages in IEEE two-column format, including figures
Chairpersons and references. The paper should exclude any
information that compromises the anonymity of the
General Chair authors. Notification of Acceptance is scheduled for
Katsushi Ikeuchi (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan) March 20, 2003. Further information will be on the
General Co-Chair conference web page.
Rüdiger Dillmann (Univ. of Karlsruhe, Germany)
General Co-Chair
Ren C. Luo (National Chung Cheng Univ., R. O. C.) Schedule
- Submission deadline: February15, 2003
Steering Committee - Notification of acceptance: March 20, 2003
- Final manuscript: May 15, 2003
H. Christensen (Europe), Th. Henderson (America),
Y. Yamada (Asia)
Official Web page
Advisory Committee http://www.cvl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/mfi2003/

M. Asada, J. Crowley, T. Fukuda, G. Hirzinger,

M. Ishikawa, S. Lee, A. Sanderson, Y. Shirai

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CFP: 3rd NDIA Intelligent Vehicle Systems Symposium

by Paul Richardson

Æ Extended to February 15, 2003

~ Suggested Topics ~
• Government and Industry Programs • Embedded Simulation
• Software Architecture and API’s • Navigation Aids
• Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD’s) • Driving Aids
• Electronics Architecture Structures, Standards, • Robotic Operations
• Cognitive Aids • Speech Recognition
• Route Planning and Mission Planning • Crash Avoidance
• Automated Sensors • Hit Avoidance
• Diagnostics/Prognostics
• Crew Automation Aids
• Human Factors
• Decision Aids
• Audio
• Telematics Systems
• Safety System Sensors

View Full Symposium Announcement at:

http://www.engin.umd.umich.edu/vi under “what’s new”
http://www.ndia.org/ under “Schedule of Events, June”

Abstract Submission (maximum 200 words)

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