OPTEC Workshop on Moving Horizon Estimation
and System Identification 

 
August 29-30, 2012 
Leuven, Belgium

http://www.kuleuven.be/optec/mheworkshop2012

 
The aim of this two day workshop is to bring together researchers from the fields of optimization based estimation and system identification. It spans from theory to applications, and topics of interest include: 

• moving horizon estimation formulations 
• linear and nonlinear models 
• constrained estimation and identification
• use of L1 vs L2 vs Huber penalties
• robust estimation and regularization
• fault and outlier detection
• Kalman smoothing and filtering
• efficient numerical methods
• sparsity exploiting linear algebra
• single shooting vs. multiple shooting vs. collocation 
• embedded optimization and code generation
• applications in aerospace, process systems, mechatronics, robotics
• open source and commercial software tools

The workshop will be planned as a two day event (starting late the first day and stopping early the second day to include time for travel), including two lunches and a workshop dinner on the evening between the two days. It will be single track with enough time for discussion after each talk.
 

Confirmed keynote speakers:

• Lennart Ljung (Linköping University):
  Parameter estimation using smoothing and MPC
• Jim Rawlings (University of Wisconsin-Madison):
  Current status and future challenges of moving horizon state estimation

Confirmed speakers so far:

• Mazen Alamir (University of Grenoble):
  Moving-horizon observers by nonlinear identification
• Graham Goodwin (University of Newcastle):
  On the choice of Horizon in rolling horizon state estimation
• Hakan Hjalmarsson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology):
  Structured identification using nuclear norm minimization
• Jeroen Hol (Xsens):
  Estimating human motion using inertial sensors
• Michel Verhaegen (TU Delft):
  Identification and Moving Horizon state estimation for large scale distributed systems
• Toshiyuki Ohtsuka (Osaka University):
  Moving Horizon Disturbance Estimation for an Elevator Door System
  

If you want to participate with a poster or a 25 minute talk, please send a short title and abstract to Milan Vukov ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). The workshop participation fee is 170 Euro.

Deadlines (Updated on 16/05/2012): 

• May 1: Abstract submission deadline
  
• May 30: Acceptance/rejection notification
  
• June 30: Final registration (arrival of payment) deadline

Registration

Registration is by sending an email to Milan Vukov (milan.vukov -AT- esat.kuleuven.be) with the following text form filled out and by having made the payment before June 30.

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FInal registration

OPTEC Workshop on Moving Horizon Estimation and System Identification August 29/30, 2012, Leuven

First Name, LAST NAME:
Affiliation, Country (one line for name tag):
Email address:
Phone:

Title of contribution:

[ ] Talk
[ ] Poster

I participate at
[ ] Lunch Wednesday (sandwich lunch)
[ ] Dinner Wednesday (Asian Buffet Restaurant)
[ ] Lunch Thursday (restaurant close to workshop site)

[ ] I bring an extra person to lunch or dinner at own costs (please specify when):

[ ] I am vegetarian or on special diet, namely:

[ ] My additional comments:

[ ] I will in the next week transfer 170 Euro so that the payment will arrive at KU Leuven before June 30

          [ ]By bank transfer to the account below, clearly stating the reference number and my full name:

              Account holder: K.U.Leuven
              Address: Krakenstraat 3, B-3000 LEUVEN
              IBAN: BE60 7340 0666 0370
              BIC: KBC Bank KREDBEBB
              Reference field: 400/0006/92072 + First Name + Last Name

         [ ] Or by credit card (if you don't need invoice) using the next link:
             www.kuleuven.be/sapredir/kredietbetaling.html
   
             For the English version, click the button in the right corner at the top, fill in the amount of 170,00EUR, your full name in the description field, your address and eventually a comment and execute the payment.

Cancellation policy: 50% refund for cancellations before July 30, no refund afterwards.
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We expect that all workshop participants book the travel and hotel on their own. A list of hotels and travel instructions are on www.kuleuven.be/optec/visitors. Both lunches and the dinner are organized by us and covered by the workshop fee. For any further question regarding accommodation, travel, or food, please contact Jacqueline De bruyn  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The workshop is financially supported by K.U. Leuven's Optimization in Engineering Center OPTEC, the EU FP7 Projects EMBOCON and ITN-SADCO, and the ERC Project HIGHWIND.

Organizing Committee: M. Diehl (chair) (KU Leuven), Th. Schoen (co-chair) (Linköping University), M. Vukov (KU Leuven), R. Pintelon (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), J. Schoukens (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), J. Swevers (KU Leuven), F. Logist (KU Leuven), J. Suykens (KU Leuven), J. De bruyn (KU Leuven).