International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems (WCPS'09): Closing the Loop -- To be held in conjunction with ESWEEK 2009. To Be Held in Grenoble, France, October, 11-16, 2009

“网络物理系统：闭环”国际研讨会将于2009年10月11日至16日在法国格勒诺布尔与嵌入式系统周（ESWEEK）同时举行。网络物理系统（CPS）研讨会的目标是：(i)为研究下一代物理和工程系统的主要挑战提供一个论坛；（ii）促进美国和欧洲CPS研究人员之间的协作与合作；及（iii）透过专题讨论、海报及分组讨论，鼓励市民就CPS的研究进行讨论。就智力价值而言，CPS的新兴领域需要来自各个领域的专家之间的密切互动和合作。CPS具有全球性的重要性，在美国、欧洲和其他地方都有重要的CPS研究活动。本次研讨会有助于CPS研究的规划和协调，在确定建立高可信度网络物理系统的新交叉科学基础以及将学术界、工业界和政府机构的利益相关者以全球视角聚集在一起方面发挥关键作用。就更广泛的影响而言，本次研讨会可推动CPS取得进展，并可能对包括能源、运输和医疗保健在内的许多重要应用领域产生技术影响。研讨会将促进美国研究人员参与国际ESWEEK活动，包括博士生和初级教师。正在努力扩大妇女和其他代表性不足群体的研究人员的参与。因此，该研讨会有潜力为培训下一代的科学家、工程师和网络物理系统设计师做出贡献。

The International Workshop on Cyber-Physical Systems: Closing the Loop is to be held in conjunction with Embedded Systems Week (ESWEEK) in Grenoble, France, October 11-16, 2009. The objectives of the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) workshop are to: (i) provide a forum for investigation of major challenges in addressing next-generation physical and engineered systems; (ii) promote collaboration and cooperation between CPS researchers in the United States and Europe; and (iii) stimulate discussions on research in CPS through panels, poster and break-out sessions.With respect to intellectual merit, the emerging field of CPS requires close interaction and collaboration between experts from a variety of fields. CPS is of global importance and there are significant CPS research activities in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. This workshop contributes to the planning and coordination of CPS research that plays a critical role in identifying new crosscutting scientific foundations for building high-confidence cyber-physical systems and bringing together stakeholders from academia, industry and government agencies with a global perspective.With respect to broader impacts, this workshop can lead to advances in CPS with the potential for technological impact on a number of important application domains including energy, transportation, and healthcare. The workshop will facilitate diverse participation of U.S. researchers in the international ESWEEK event, including Ph.D. students and junior faculty. Efforts are made to towards broadening the participation of researchers from women and other underrepresented groups. The workshop, thus, has the potential to contribute to training the next generation of scientists, engineers, and designers for cyber-physical systems.