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As computer control is ever more prevalent in dynamic systems, the need for combined time-driven and
event-driven (aka hybrid) simulation is correspondingly growing. However, the challenges are formidable
to developing an efficient synchronous time-driven and asynchronous event-driven simulation engine all
within the same modeling environment. This session will seek to enumerate some of those challenges,
and describe some of the ways in which these challenges are being met. The session will feature
interactive dialogue from three researchers in the hybrid simulation arena, along with descriptions
of the emerging tools that are filling this gap.
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Universities allow industries access to quality control research as well as potential future employees.
The Universities benefit from such partnerships through research grants and exposure to “real-world”
control problems and issues. In this session we will present successful collaboration examples that
include industries, NSF and Universities. We will focus on how each industry has created an innovative
culture, grant opportunities, career prospects, and the success factors in leveraging control theory
for competitive advantage. The presentations will include the following topics: grant opportunities
(past, current and future) with key examples which lead to successful partnerships; career prospects
for control engineers—what is viewed as useful and what makes one shine; trends in the industry for
controls research and applications; key examples where controls is becoming an essential core competency;
and how industries leverage government grants and why such opportunities are needed for developing
successful research programs.
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A panel of successful women will share their experiences and insights on career pathways in
industry and government for women in control. They will tell their stories, discuss opportunities
and barriers encountered, and identify the mentoring that helps grow successful women for
leadership positions in control in government and industry. The workshop “After Graduation: Women
in Control Taking a Leadership Role”, organized by Bozenna Pasik-Duncan and held at CDC 2003 in Maui,
Hawaii, focused on women in academia. This special session is on careers in industry and government.
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This panel presents an overview of model-based control systems engineering and a perspective on how this approach can be used at UTRC to generate supervisory control systems for critical infrastructure. Innovation, a key component in the growth of UTC as a company, is essential when driving a new initiative aimed at controlling and securing critical infrastructure. By framing the business opportunities the ideas related to this effort are generating a rich set of concepts, which in turn are presenting a significant value addition to the company through new products. The identification and management of the innovation cycle interfaces, as the product moves from concept to preliminary design, must address uncertainty.
The panel addresses such concepts in the context of critical infrastructure that is presenting importance
to both commercial and military customers due to health and defense concerns. The talk explores the framework
for approaching supervisory control systems for critical infrastructure and simultaneously it identifies
strengths and gaps that may be deployed for design and analysis of these systems.
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This session will include a presentation of graphical programming for control design, system identification and simulation. Current and future areas of interest including integration of measurement technology and distributed computation will be discussed as well. Input from the panel and the audience will be sought regarding the benefits and challenges of combining graphical programming with graphical control design and simulation tools.