The ACC-08 final program is now available at https://css.paperplaza.net/conferences/conferences/2008ACC/program/. Please see the bottom of this page for details on the "Impromptu Sessions" listed in the program, and Author Information page for details on the poster lay-out for the "Interactive Sessions".

The program represents the vitality and diversity of control science and engineering and includes about 1,000 presentations in lecture, panel, and interactive/poster formats. New developments in both theory and application will be featured. The former includes topics such as

• Biological and bio-inspired systems and systems biology
• Distributed parameter systems
• Linear and nonlinear model-predictive control
• Linear and nonlinear systems theory
• Supervisory control and discrete-event systems
• Robust and adaptive control
• Modeling, identification, and simulation
• Stochastic systems and Markov processes
• Cooperative, coordinated, and multi-agent control
• Fault detection and accommodation and fault-tolerant systems
• Networked control systems and control of networks
• Optimization theory and applications
• Embedded control and mechatronics
• Intelligent control and autonomy
• Numerical methods and computational tools

These and other technology-oriented topics are complemented by papers and sessions on traditional and emerging application areas, including

• Aerospace systems-guidance, navigation, flight control, and other aspects
• Automotive systems-especially stability and powertrain control and hybrid vehicles
• Autonomous vehicles-of the marine, terrestrial, and aerial variety
• Process industries-refining, chemical, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, and other process plants
• Robots and robotics
• Information technology and computational systems
• MEMS and nanosystems
• Power systems-from fuel cells to electricity grids
• Multivehicle and formation control
• Building and facility management
• Financial and economic systems
• Biomedical devices
• Manufacturing systems
• Civil structures and infrastructures

Other highlights of the program include three plenary lectures, six tutorial sessions, and a number of special sessions-for more details on these follow the links or select from the menu on the left of this page.

Impromptu Sessions

From 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, the interactive sessions room, Cascade II, will be available to ACC attendees for "impromptu" presentations and discussions. A maximum of 20 spaces will be available for each of these two sessions and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. A sign-up sheet will be available by the conference registration area.

The impromptu session spaces are intended for two activities:

• Presentations of too-new-for-formal-submission research. Attendees with new results to share are encouraged to present posters in the impromptu sessions. All conference attendees are encouraged to walk through these sessions to check out the new work on display.
• Collaboration and discussion. Small groups can reserve spaces and use the facilities provided for discussions and for conducting research. Extra chairs and flip charts and markers will be available for this purpose.

We hope that conference attendees will find the impromptu sessions useful both for furthering/establishing research collaborations and for presenting new results.