DISC Summer School on Modelling and Control of Hybrid Systems

Hybrid systems
Recent technological innovations have caused a considerable interest in the study of dynamical processes of a mixed continuous and discrete nature. Such processes are called hybrid systems and are characterized by the interaction of time-continuous models (governed by differential or difference equations) on the one hand, and logic rules and discrete-event systems (described by, e.g., automata, finite state machines, etc.) on the other. In practice a hybrid system arises , e.g., when continuous physical processes are controlled via embedded software that intrinsically has a finite number of states only (such as on/off control).

Objectives of the summer school
This school will offer a general overview of the field of hybrid systems ranging from modeling, over analysis and simulation, to verification and control. The school is not only targeted at PhD students already working in the field of hybrid systems but also at a more general postgraduate level audience. We also expect a good number of foreign participants as this topic receives much attention world-wide.

Date and speakers
The school will be organized from June 23 to 26, 2003. For the keynote lectures we have invited 4 renowned experts in the field who also have excellent educational skills: prof. C.G. Cassandras (Boston University), prof. G. Pappas (Michigan State University), prof. D. Liberzon (Urbana-Champaign) and prof. A. Bemporad (University of Siena). In addition, several advanced topics speakers will give shorter lectures on specific topics and applications.

Organizers
A. Bemporad, B. De Schutter, W.M.P.H. Heemels