Systems and Computer Science

ON THE USE OF ARROW FORM MATRICES FOR PROCESS STABILIZABILITY AND STABILITY STUDIES
Mohamed BENREJEB (Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT))

Biography:
Mohamed BENREJEB is a full professor with ENIT since 1985 and received the Ph.D. degree in 1976, from the University of Sciences and Technologies in Lille (France). Prof. BENREJEB also obtained a French State Doctorate in 1980 from the same university. His main scientific interests include Analysis and synthesis of complex systems (stability, stabilisability, automatic control by classic and non conventional methods, using fuzzy logic, neural network, neuro-fuzzy) and Optimisation with scheduling by evolutionary approaches.

LARGE-SCALE SYSTEMS: CONTROL AND DECISION-MAKING
Florin Gheorghe FILIP (The Romanian Academy)

Biography:
Florin Gheorghe FILIP took his MSc and PhD in control engineering from the TU “Politehnica” of Bucharest. In 1991 He was elected as a member of the Romanian Academy (RA). He has been a scientific researcher at the National R&D Institute in Informatics (ICI) of Bucharest. Currently he is a part-time researcher at the National Institute of Economic Researches (INCE) of the RA, also the director of the Library of the Academy. He was elected as vice-president of RA in 2000 and reelected in 2002 and 2006. His main scientific interests include large–scale systems, decision support systems, technology management and foresight.

EFFECTIVE ALGORITHMS FOR SCHEDULING PROBLEMS UNDER NON-AVAILABILITY CONSTRAINTS
Imed KACEM (Université de Lorraine – LCOMS Laboratory)

Biography:
Imed KACEM is Full Professor since 2009 at the University of Lorraine – Metz (UL, France) in Computer Science and Operations Research. He received the Diploma of “INGENIEUR” from the ENSAIT (French Grande Ecole), and his M.Sc. degree from the University of Lille 1, France, both in 2000, as well as his Ph.D degree in 2003 in control and computer science (flexible job-shop scheduling) from the Ecole Centrale de Lille (French Grande Ecole). He obtained the HDR degree (Habilitation to supervise doctoral research) from the University of Paris-Dauphine in 2007 in combinatorial optimization. His research interests include combinatorial optimization, approximation, scheduling, packing, transportation systems, and maintenance. Some recent duties and activities -Area Editor for Computers & Industrial Engineering (ELSEVIER) since 2008 -Associate Editor for European Journal of Industrial Engineering (INDERSCIENCE) since 2007 -Guest Editor for: Computers & Industrial Engineering (ELSEVIER, 2011) Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering (SPRINGER, 2008) European Journal of Industrial Engineering (INDERSCIENCE, 2008 and 2010) -Co-Chair of the International Program Committee of IEEE/CIE’39. -Co-Chair of the International Program Committee of IEEE/CIE’41. -Organization Chairman of: IEEE/CIE’39 and IEEE/ICSSSM06. -Nominated Member of the French “National Council of Universities” in the Computer Science Section (CNU 27) since November 2011. -Founder and Head of the LCOMS Laboratory since January 2013 (University of Lorraine). -Head of the Computer Science Department at the University of Lorraine – Metz (UL, France) since June 2010. -Keynote Speaker at several conferences (IEEE/CIE40, FUBUTEC2011, IEEE/CoDIT2013…)

EMERGENT BEHAVIORS FROM SMART TERRITORIES
Carlo GIOVANNELLA (University of Tor Vergata (Italy))

Biography:
Carlo Giovannella is graduated in physics and expert of complex systems. He is currently the R&D Director of the Creative Industries Area of the Consorzio Roma Ricerche and chair of the ISIM_garage (Interfaces and Multimodal Interactive Systems) a R&D lab at the Department of Educational Science & Technology of the University of Tor Vergata. He is senior member of IEEE. At present his research activity is focused on the design for the experience, natural computer-mediated communication, augmented places and pervasive computing, collaborative learning and working, ecological monitoring of experience styles.