Second Project Meeting

Conference Centre Het Pand
Onderbergen 1
Ghent, Belgium
April 2-3, 2009

PROGRAM

Thursday April 2

09:00-10:20 WP1 - Hierarchical modelling and abstraction (1)

09:00-09:20 M. Silva (UNIZAR): General remarks on WP1 and the survey done
09:20-09:50 J. Komenda (CAS): Compositional modeling with different model classes
09:50-10:20 R. Vázquez (UNIZAR): Stochastic-Continuous State Approximation of Markovian Petri Net Systems

10:20 - 10:40 Coffee break

10:40 - 12:30 WP1 - Hierarchical modelling and abstraction (2)

10:40-11:10 J. Raisch (TUB): Coarsening and refinement of DES approximations
11:10-11:30 General discussion on matters related to WP1
11:30 - 12:30 Bert van Beek (TUEindhoven): CIF - Compositional Interchange Format for hybrid systems

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 - 15:40 WP4 - Software platform

14:00-14:20 A. Solinas (AKHELA): General remarks on WP1
14:20-15:20 L. Contini (AKHELA): Project server presentation
15:20-15:40 General discussion on matters related to WP4

15:40 - 16:00 Coffee beak

16:00 - 17:30 General assembly

Friday April 3

08:30 - 10:30 WP2 - Fault detection and state observer algorithms for embedded systems

08:30-08:50 R. Boel (UGHENT): General remarks on WP1
08:50-09:20 R. Boel (UGHENT): Distributed fault detection using untimed Petri nets
09:20-09:50 MP. Cabasino (UNICA): Diagnosis and diagnosticability of labeled Petri nets
09:50-10:10 General discussion on matters related to WP1

10:10 - 10:30 Coffee beak

10:30 - 12:00 WP3 - Coordination control of modular and decentralized systems (1)

10:30 - 11:00 E. Fabre (IRISA): Distributed optimal planning
11:00 - 11:30 S. Haddad (Paris): Distributed control of synchronized MPD
11:30 - 12:00 J. Raisch (TUB): The Role of abstractions and refinements for the systematic design of hierarchical control systems

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch break

13:30 - 14:30 WP3 - Coordination control of modular and decentralized systems (2)

13:30 - 14:00 R. Su: Abstraction in distributed controller synthesis
14:00 - 14:30 J.H. van Schuppen (CWI): Overview and plan of SWP3.1 Coordination control

14:30 - 15:10 WP5 - Case studies (1)

14:30-14:40 J. Raisch (TUB): General remarks on WP5
14:40-15:10 S. Goossens (VLO): Presentation of the case study on distributed road traffic control

15:10 - 15:30 Coffee beak

15:30 - 16:30 WP5 - Case studies (2)

15:30-16:00 H.Y. Sutarto (UGHENT): Road traffic modeling with fluid Petri nets
16:00-16:30 A. Solinas (AKHELA): Conceptual design of distributed by-wire systems

USEFUL INFORMATION

Venue

Het Pand, a former Dominican monastery, is located in the historical centre of the city, on the banks of the river "Leie".
The oldest parts of this impressive building date from the 13th century. During five centuries it was extended and refashioned in different styles. Since its rehabilitation and restoration, finished in 1991, "Het Pand" has been offering a wide range of possibilities for the organisation of scientific congresses and cultural events.

"Het Pand" houses some valuable collections, such as the rich ethnographical and archaeological collections of the university, the Museum for the History of Medicine, full-size photographs of paintings of Brueghel and Early Flemish Masters, and an interesting collection of stained glass.

Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa

Travel

Travel to Ghent for most of you will be most convenient by plane via Brussels airport.

There is a train connection from the airport to the train station Gent Sint Pieters, that takes approximately 1hr20' (sometimes you have to change trains in Brussels, sometimes you can take a direct train to Ghent, but except for some very early or very late stop trains you have 2 or 3 connections per hour that take only just over 1hr).

Coming from France taking a TGV to Brussels Midi station, and then a train to Ghent (one half hour) could be a good alternative.

From some places there are also cheap flights to Brussels South Charleroi airport, but you should then take into account that the travel from Charleroi to Ghent will be a lot longer and more complicated. If you are interested in these alternatives, please contact René Boel who can provide you with good suggestions for the connections to Ghent.

Hotel

Accomodation should be booked quickly, especially if you plan to stay over the weekend.

You can find a list of most hotels in Ghent at the web site of the touristic service of the city of Ghent.

A block of rooms will be offerred at a special price for the university in the following hotels. Please mention the code DISC when you book in order to obtain this reduced price.

Hotels in the centre of the city, all within 5 minutes walking distance from the conference centre Het Pand.
- Ibis Cathedral, right next to the St. Baafs Cathedral (EURO 108/night for a single room).
- Ibis Hotel Opera, a bit closer to the train station but at the same distance from the conference centre (EURO 98.5/night for a single room).
- Hotel Novotel Gent Centrum, next to the city hall (EURO 145/night for a single room).
- Cour St. Georges, a really old building completely renovated and named as the "oldest hotel in Europe" (EURO 110/night for the single room)
Hotel near to the train station.
- Carlton Hotel (EURO 89/night for the single room)
Hotel on the other side of the city, about 15 minutes walking from the conference centre
- Aparthotel Castelnou (EURO 82.5/night for the single room, 15EURO additional for a 2nd person in a room with twin beds).

All the above prices include breakfast.

Web: http://www.disc-project.eu