Year Report 1998

This is the annual report of all SISTA research activities in 1998.

Additional information about the research activities and publications of each member can be found in his/her homepage.

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    Year Report 1996
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SISTA/COSIC Research Activities in 1998

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1. Introduction
2. Control system design, analysis, modelling and system identification
1. Optimal trafic light control
2. Position detection systems - the soccer project
3. Physical modeling sound synthesis
4. An adaptive robust identification method
5. Stochastic system identification for ATM network traffic models
6. Non-linear predictive control using fuzzy models
7. SLICOT --- A Subroutine Library in Systems and Control Theory
8. Stochastic subspace identification
9. Subspace techniques for optimal and predictive control of linear systems
10. Convex optimization in model predictive control
11. Sinopsys : System Identification
12. A new trade-off in linaer system identification : misfit versus latency
13. The traffic congestion problem in Belgium : mathematical models, analysis,simulation and actions
3. Nonlinear and complex systems and neural networks
1. Cellular automata subject to a global constraint : Symmetric coverings of triangles with Pascal's Triangles modulo 2
2. Complex sequences : Multiscale coarse-graining invariant sequences
3. Complex sequences : Harmonic analysis
4. Quantum computing
5. Neural control theory
6. Synchronization theory
7. Global optimization using the Fokker-Planck machine
8. The K.U.Leuven time-series prediction competition
9. Bioinformatics : searching for regulatory sequences in DNA with advanced pattern recognition algorithms
10. Bioinformatics : searching for regulatory sequences in DNA with advanced pattern recognition algorithms
11. Modeling and analysis of discrete event dynamic systems and hybrid systems
12. Classification with neural networks
13. Algorithms for image authenticity and integrity verification using hardware platform and control software
14. Preoperative prediction of ovarian cancer with artificial neural networks
15. Embedding recurrent neural networks into Predator-Prey Models
16. The combination of prior domain knowledge and examples using bayesian and neural networks
4. Numerical linear algebra and optimization
1. Numerical techniques for the computation of the SVD of a general matrix product/quotient
2. The maxmin characterization for the Riemannian singular value
3. Numerical techniques for the computation of tensor decompositions
5. Biomedical signal and data processing. See also the BioMed-site
1. Time domain quantification of series of biomedical magnetic resonance spectroscopy signals
2. Frequency selective quantification of biomedical magnetic resonance spectroscopy signals
3. Episodes of apnea and bradycardia in the preterm newborn : impact on cerebral oxygenation measured by near infrared spectrophotometry
4. Detection and modeling of the tactile functions of patients with a bone-anchored prosthesis
6. Digital signal processing
1. Spectral modeling of audio signals
2. Adaptive signal processing algorithms for acoustic echo reduction and feedback compensation
3. Multi-microphone signal enhancement and noise reduction techniques
4. Equalization for DMT-ADSL
5. Speech enhancement and noise reduction for hearing aids
6. Blind equalization and multiple access for wireless communications
7. Variable rate speech compression based on exact modeling and waveform vector quantization
7. Cryptography and Computer Security
8. Publications - SISTA/COSIC