International Journal of Discrete Event Control Systems (IJDECS): The rapid evolution of computing, communication, and sensor technologies has brought `new' dynamic systems, mostly technological and often highly complex. Examples are:computer and communication networks; automated manufacturing systems; air traffic control systems; and distributed software systems. The actions in these systems are governed by operational rules defined by users; their dynamics are characterized by asynchronous occurrences of discrete events. These features define the well-known term of discrete event systems as a subclass of dynamic systems. The development of these systems is not an easy activity because they have to satisfy user requirements in addition to their time-to-market that has to be more shorter than ever. Nowadays in academia and also in industry, several rich and interesting research works have been carried out to optimize their development process in order to accelerate their deployment.
· Content
IJMIC publishes original papers, review papers, technical reports, book reviews, commentaries, and news. Special Issues devoted to important topics of this research area will be occasionally published.
· Subject Coverage
Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Control Systems,
· Embedded Systems,
· Static and Dynamic (i.e. Manual or Automatic) Reconfigurations,
· Multi-Agent Architectures, Multi-Agent Communication Protocols,
· Component-based Approaches,
· Architecture Description Languages,
· Modelling and Verification,
· Real-Time and Low Power Scheduling,
· Execution Models,
· Implementation and Simulation,
· Industrial Standards,
· Software Engineering in Industry,
· Real-Time Systems,
· Industrial Control,
· Discrete Event Systems,
· Industrial Communication Control Systems,
· Networked Control Systems,
· Formalisms and Modeling methodologies: Petri nets, State Automata, Statecharts, Process Algebras, max/plus-algebra,
· Control of discrete-event systems with emphasis on supervisory control and on real time control,
· Discrete approaches of hybrid, reactive and Control Systems,
· Recent advances in fault-forecasting methods,
· Formal methods for timed and probabilistic systems,
· Modeling and analysis of stochastic systems,
· Monitoring and diagnosis of discrete event systems,
· Control of fault-tolerant discrete event systems,
· Interdisciplinary approaches for dependability improvement,
· Applications to manufacturing and production systems, transport, power plants, healtcare systems, mechatronics and embedded control systems,
· Safety-critical control systems,
· System security,
· Emerging applications in telecommunication systems and related fields: performance evaluation, on-line control,
· Software tools enabling efficient handling of industrial-sized systems.
· Specific Notes for Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written). All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the publisher website: http://www.serialspublications.com/.
You may send one copy in the form of a PDF file (details in Author Guidelines). Upon acceptance, a finalized PDF copy will be required, together with its Word or Latex source. Manuscripts should be electronically submitted to the the following:
Editor-In-Chief
Dr. Mohamed Khalgui,
Martin Luther University,
Germany,
khalgui.mohamed@gmail.com
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