From: Paul Ulmeanu <paul@Cce1.fiab.pub.ro>
To: petrinet@informatik.uni-hamburg.de
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 18:39:08 +0300 (EET DST)
Subject: MMR'97 Int. Conference

      2nd Announcement


  FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

           ON

    MATHEMATICAL METHODS

           IN

       RELIABILITY

          MMR'97

    September 16 -19, 1997
     Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Academy
Ministry of Research and Technology
POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Romania
Technological University of Compiegne, France
Romanian Institute of Standardization
Romanian Institute of Metrology
Romanian Electricity Authority RENEL - GSCI
 



The MMR'97 will serve as a forum for discussing fundamental issues of the 
reliability mathematical methods with respect to its applications in technical
domains (power engineering, electrotechnics, electronics and mechanics). 
The idea of this conference is to assemble the university laboratories and 
research institutions, in particular Applied Mathematics, Probability, 
Statistics and Physics, working in the Reliability field, in Europe and 
elsewhere. Both theoretical and practical contributions are sought, with 
special emphasis on modeling and computer supported analysis aspects. It is 
also interested to give the opportunity to Ph.D. students to participate and 
exhibit their work. This conference is a supplement to the ESREL which is 
quite industrially oriented. A special effort will be made to encourage the 
young researches from the East European countries to participate. Our project
include the organization of this conference at two years, each time in a 
different European country. 

The topics of the Conference include (but are not limited to):


I. Probabilistic methods
- Combinatorial & Graph methods (fault trees, binary decision diagrams, Petri nets, etc.)
- Stochastic processes    
- Markov & semi-Markov analysis 
- Stochastic Petri Nets
- k - out - n systems 
- Bound and Approximations
- Phase type distributions
- Failure Delay Systems
- Risk & Safety assessment
- Monte Carlo simulation
- Computer-aided model generation 

II. Statistical models
- Parametric, non-parametric and semi-parametric  
   estimations
- Lifetime data analysis
- Tests and accelerated tests
- Return of experience
- Bayesian Reliability estimation
- Statistical modeling analysis of repairable systems

III. Applications 
- Computational methods, computer-aided model generation, case studies and 
application software in technical systems: power engineering (power systems, 
thermal and nuclear power plants), electrotechnics (power apparatus), 
electronics and mechanics.
 


HONORARY COMMITTEE
Marius Iosifescu - Member of Romanian Academy - President
Doru Dumitru Palade - State Secretary, Ministry of Research and Technology
Gheorghe Zgura - Rector of POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
Gleb Dragan -Member of Romanian Academy - President of Power Engineering Commission
Dan Viorel Petrov - State Secretary - Romanian Institute of Standardization
George Stoichitoiu - State Secretary - Romanian Institute of Metrology
Mihail Petrescu - General Manager GSCI RENEL


 CHAIRMEN
 Prof. Dr. D.C. Ionescu - Dean, Faculty of Power Engineering, 
                          POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Romania
 Prof. Dr. N. Limnios - Technological University of Compiegne, France


 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
  Prof. E. Alamoreanu - POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Romania 
  Dr. S. Alvarez - Technological University of Compiegne, France
  Prof. G. Apostolakis  - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
  Prof. I. Bacivarof  - POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Romania 
  Prof. V. Bagdonavicius - Vilnius University, Lithuania
  Prof. L. Balme - TIMA-INP Grenoble, France
  Prof. A. Bendell - Dundee College of Technology, Scotland
  Prof. A. Birolini - ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
  Dr. J.-L. Bon - IUT Sceaux, France
  Prof. L. Camarinopoulos - Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  Prof. R. Cooke - Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands
  Prof. M. Craiu - POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Romania 
  Prof. J. Devooght - Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  Prof. B. Harlamov - Academie des Sciences de Russie
  Prof. D. Ivas - Technological University "GH. ASACHI" of Jassy, Romania
  Prof. L. Klebanov - Institute of Civil Construction, Saint-Petersburg
  Prof. V. Koroliuc - Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of science, Kiev, Ukraine
  Asst. Prof. K. Kolowrocki - Gdynia Maritime Academy, Poland 
  Prof. N. Limnios  - Technological University of Compiegne, France
  Prof. B. Linqvist - Norwegian Institute of Technology, Norway
  Prof. K.B. Misra - North and Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, India
  Prof. M. Nikulin  - University Bordeaux II, France
  Prof. Gh. Oprisan -  POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Romania 
  Prof. S. Papastavridis  - University of Athens, Greece
  Prof. G. Saporta - Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France  
  Prof. M. Shaked  - University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
  Asst. Prof. C. Smidts - University of Maryland, College Park, USA
  Prof. J.L. Soler - ENSIMAG, Grenoble, France
  Dr. M. Stein - Power Engineering Institute, Bucharest, Romania 
  Prof. A. Turbin - Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of science, Kiev, Ukraine
  Dr. Gh. Voda - Institute of Statistics, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania

 LANGUAGE
  The official language of the Conference will be English.


IMPORTANT DATES
 Deadline for Abstracts			1996 Nov. 15
 3rd Announcement 			1997 March
 Deadline for camera ready papers	1997 May 15	
 Deadline for Registration Form		1997 June 30

PAYMENTS
 Registration fee (prior May 30)	$200
 Registration fee (after May 30)	$250
 Registration fee for Ph.D. students 	$150
 accompanying person			$50
 



Registration fee covers the get-together cocktail,  
coffee breaks, a copy of the program and a book of  
Conference. East European participants are invited to contact us 
for registration facilities. 
 
Money should be transferred to our account:
COLUMNA Bank Bucharest ROMANIA
account number: 4000250013 
Catedra de Centrale electrice
for MMR'97 International Conference

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation will be arranged in single and double rooms. Informative price 100$/night.


ADDRESSES FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Prof. Dr. D.C. IONESCU			Prof. Dr. N. LIMNIOS
POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest	Universite de Technologie de Compiegne 
Faculty of Power Engineering		Division Mathematiques Appliquees	
313 Splaiul Independentei		BP529, 60205 Compiegne Cedex
R77206 Bucharest, ROMANIA		FRANCE
Fax:  +40 1 312 31 61			E-mail: Nikolaos.Limnios@utc.fr
E-mail: mmr@Cce1.fiab.pub.ro
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Procedure for Submittal


All papers must be new, viz., neither published nor presented at a national 
meeting prior to the Conference.
Abstracts for papers are preferred. However, full paper submissions are also 
acceptable.
Prospective authors are invited to submit.

1. Submission Type
* An Abstract of Paper must be informative, with no more than 1000 words 
and key-words included.
  	or
* A Full Draft Paper must be complete (title, abstract, figures & data and 
references included), with no more than 8 pages double-space in A4 format. 

2. For each authors (no more than 4)
* Full formal name
* Company name and address
* Communications data (Work phone & fax, E-mail)
* Brief Professional biography

   If there is more than 1 author, then identify
- the Correspondence Author (for communications) 
- the Presenting Author (gives the speech at the Conference)

 Send (the deadline is below) 
* three copy of the set 
       and
* an electronic copy by E-Mail (plain text or uuencoded)

            to

   Paul ULMEANU
   POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
   Faculty of Power Engineering
   MMR'97 International Conference
   313 Splaiul Independentei
   R77206 Bucharest, ROMANIA
   Fax: +40 1 312 31 61
   E-mail   mmr@Cce1.fiab.pub.ro
  
The Correspondence Authors will be notified of the Program Committee decision
in 1996 December 15. If you submittal is accepted then:
   a) The complete draft of the paper must be received before 1997 March 1.
   b) Comments from this review will be mailed to the Correspondence Authors 
      early in 1997 April.

   If the completed draft  of the paper is accepted, the final camera-ready 
   paper must be received before 1997 May 15.

DEADLINE for abstract submission:
1996 November 15



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*                                             *              
*  Paul ULMEANU                               *
*  University "POLITEHNICA" of Bucharest      *
*  Faculty of Power Engineering               *
*  313 Splaiul Independentei                  *
*  R77206 Bucharest, ROMANIA                  *
*  Fax: +401 312 31 61                        *
*  E-mail: paul@Cce1.fiab.pub.ro              *
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