Workshop: CDC 2008 Student Travel Support. To be held in Fiesta Americana Hotel, Cancun, Mexico, on December 7-11, 2008.

研讨会：CDC 2008 学生旅行支持。

• 批准号: 0901623
• 负责人: Chaouki Abdallah
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0901623&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Workshop; CDC; 2008; Student; Travel

System theory plays a critical role in technological advancements in a wide array of applications: from new flight control or guidance systems for airplanes and other aerospace vehicles to advanced manufacturing techniques to systems biology and high-speed communication networks. By providing a better understanding of the underlying models, their limitations as well as their potential, different branches of system theory are emerging as instrumental tools in dealing with new challenges that have emerged especially in the areas of modeling and control of large complex systems. For example, large communication networks and power systems are particularly vulnerable to both deliberate and accidental disturbances. Their interconnected structure implies that isolated events can cascade throughout the network with disastrous effects. The systems view also shows tremendous potential in other important fields such as biology or quantum computing. The IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) has long provided the best scientific forum for such deliberations as it brings researchers from all over the world and facilitates their interaction. This year, and for the first time ever the CDC is being held in Latin America (Cancun, Mexico). We anticipate that CDC 2008 will draw approximately 1300 participants. Many of them will be distinguished members of the scientific community, others will be seasoned researches and practitioners, while others will be graduate students who are about to launch their careers. We are particularly concerned about these younger participants as they constitute our future. Recognizing the importance of this group, the Operating Committee of CDC?08, and the leadership of the Control Systems Society (CSS) would like to support and encourage the participation of graduate students. We have already instituted a special graduate student Registration Fee that is one half that of regular attendees. In this proposal we are asking that NSF continue its long tradition of support of this Conference by providing funds that can be used for graduate student travel support. Intellectual Merit:Given the scope of the conference, its unprecedented international cooperation and breath, its large number of key plenary and semi-plenary lectures as well as tutorial sessions aimed at providing state of the art view to the scientific community on 4 emerging technologies, CDC 08 provides an exceptional intellectual and training opportunity for prospective control faculty and researchers. We believe that the intellectual benefits of attending this conference on student attendees and the future of the control systems research will be quite significant and worthy of substantial support by all interested parties. Broader Impact: Such venues are of special importance for the training of new researchers and graduate students in systems and control. This year, the large number of plenary talks, interactive sessions, tutorials, as well the depth of the international cooperation in staging of the conference will provide students with a unique opportunity for training, far beyond a typical conference. A successful Student Travel Grant will validate the commitment of current CSS leadership in continued support of student activities for future generations of students. The National Science Foundation has consistently supported these activities over the years by providing partial travel support for graduate students participating in the Conference. In this proposal we are asking that NFS continue this long-standing tradition and provide travel support for graduate students who will be participating in the CDC 08.

系统理论在广泛的应用领域的技术进步中发挥着关键作用：从飞机和其他航空航天器的新飞行控制或制导系统到先进的制造技术，再到系统生物学和高速通信网络。通过更好地理解基本模型，它们的局限性以及它们的潜力，系统理论的不同分支正在成为应对新挑战的工具，特别是在大型复杂系统的建模和控制领域。例如，大型通信网络和电力系统特别容易受到故意和意外干扰的影响。它们相互关联的结构意味着孤立的事件可以在整个网络中级联，造成灾难性的影响。系统观在其他重要领域也显示出巨大的潜力，如生物学或量子计算。IEEE决策与控制会议（CDC）长期以来为此类审议提供了最佳的科学论坛，因为它汇集了来自世界各地的研究人员并促进了他们的互动。今年，也是有史以来第一次在拉丁美洲（墨西哥坎昆）举行疾病预防控制中心会议。我们预计CDC 2008将吸引约1300名参与者。他们中的许多人将是科学界的杰出成员，其他人将是经验丰富的研究人员和实践者，而其他人将是即将开始职业生涯的研究生。我们特别关注这些年轻的参与者，因为他们是我们的未来。认识到这个小组的重要性，疾病预防控制中心的运作委员会？08，和控制系统协会（CSS）的领导层希望支持和鼓励研究生的参与。我们已经制定了一个特殊的研究生注册费是普通与会者的一半。在这份提案中，我们要求NSF继续其支持本次会议的悠久传统，提供可用于研究生旅行支持的资金。智力优势：鉴于会议的范围，其前所未有的国际合作和气息，其大量的关键全体会议和半全体会议讲座以及旨在为科学界提供最先进观点的辅导课程4新兴技术，CDC 08为未来的控制教师和研究人员提供了一个特殊的智力和培训机会。我们相信，参加这次会议的学生与会者和控制系统研究的未来的智力优势将是相当显着的，值得所有感兴趣的各方的实质性支持。更广泛的影响：这样的场地是特别重要的新的研究人员和研究生在系统和控制的培训。今年，大量的全体会谈，互动环节，辅导，以及国际合作的深度举办的会议将为学生提供一个独特的培训机会，远远超出了一个典型的会议。一个成功的学生旅行补助金将验证当前CSS领导的承诺，继续支持学生活动，为后代的学生。美国国家科学基金会多年来一直支持这些活动，为参加会议的研究生提供部分旅费支持。在这份提案中，我们要求NFS继续这一长期的传统，并为将参加CDC 08的研究生提供旅行支持。