FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MARKOV PROCESSES AND
CONTROLLED MARKOV CHAINS
August 22-28, 1999 to be held in Changsha, Hunan, China.
Following IFORS meeting in Beijing, in August 1999 this workshop
will be the first of its kind to be held in China. It recognises
the growing interest among the Chinese scholars in Markov
Processes and their applications as well as the need to expose
their contributions to the overseas community of experts. This
will be a four day scientific meeting, followed by an optional
two day excursion to (Zhang Jia Jie), one of the (most) famous
scenic sites in China. The symposium has been scheduled in the
week following IFORS'99 Conference. Participants will have an
opportunity to hear state-of-the-art lectures on a wide range of
topics in Markov Processes and Controlled Markov Chains and to
exchange ideas with some of the world's leading experts in these
subjects.
Sponsored by:
National Science Foundation of China
Changsha Railway University, China
University of South Australia
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LOCATION
All the sessions and the conference dinners will be held at the
magnificent hotels in the city center of Changsha. Changsha is
the capital city of Hunan Province, which enjoys a long history.
The famous Mawangdui tombs (built more than 2,000 years ago in
the Han Dynasty) have become the focus of world attention with
their valuable cultural relics. The city is situated between
mountains and rivers, flown on north by the Xiang River and
sheltered on west by the Yuelu Mountain, enjoys a picturesque
natrual beauty mixed with the unique outlook of an ancient city.
It is six-hour driving distance to the most beautiful scenic spot
---Zhang Jia Jie National Park from Changsha.
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PROGRAM
The four day technical program will consist of plenary sessions
and presentations of invited and contributed papers. The topics
include, but are not limited to the following:
* Continuous-time Markov chains and jump processes;
* Stochatic analysis;
* Interacting particle systems;
* Super-processes;
* Piecewise determined processes;
* Markov renewal processes;
* Coupling, dual and large deviations;
* Applications of Markov processes;
* Existence of optimal policies in Controlled Markov Chains;
* Constrained Controlled Markov Chains;
* Numerical schemes for Controlled Markov Chains;
* Singularly perturbed Controlled Markov Chains;
* Non-standard optimality criteria in Controlled Markov Chains;
* Approximation of controlled diffusions by Controlled Markov
Chains;
* Applications of Controlled Markov Chains
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (IPC) - Co-chaired by
Prof. Hou Zhenting (Changsha Railway University, China)
Prof. J.A. Filar (University of South Australia)
Dr Anyue Chen (University of Greenwich, UK).
The following international experts have agreed to serve on the
international program committee:
Prof. E. Dynkin (Cornell University, USA),
Prof. Shinzo Watanabe (University of Kyoto, Japan),
Prof. David Cox (Oxford University, UK),
Prof. Phil. Pollett (Queensland University, Australia,)
Prof. Ryszard Syski (University of Maryland, USA)
Prof. Erik Van Doorn (University of Twenti, The Netherland)
Prof. A. Shwartz (Technion, Israel)
Dr J-B Lasserre (LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France)
Prof. O. Hernandez-Lerma (CINVEZTAV-IPN, Mexico)
Prof. L. Kallenberg (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Prof. A.F. Veinott (Stanford University, USA)
Prof. S.I. Marcus (University of Maryland, USA)
Prof. A. Hordijk (Leiden University, Netherlands)
Prof. E. Altman (INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France)
Prof. U. Rieder (Ulm University, Germany)
Prof. D. Krass (University of Toronto, Canada)
Prof. L. Thomas (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Prof. E. Feinberg (SUNY, USA)
Prof. U. Rothblum (Technion, Israel)
Prof. H. Puterman (UBC, Canada)
Prof. Z. Wang (Shantou University, China)
Prof. Z. Ma (Academy of Science, China)
Prof. S. Yan (Beijing Normal University, China)
Prof. J. Yan (Academy of Science, China)
Prof. M. Chen (Beijing Normal University, China)
Prof. Lam Yeh (Chinese Univeristy of Hongkong)
Prof. Y. Dai (Zhongshan University, China)
Prof Y. Lin (Tsinghua University, China)
Prof. K. Liu (Academy of Science, China)
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LOCAL ORGANZING COMMITTEE (LOC) - Chaired by Prof. Hou Zhenting.
Members of (LOC) Local Organizing Committee:
Prof. S. Gu (President of Changsha Railway University, China)
Prof. X. Hu (CSRU, China)
Prof. J. Zou (CSRU, China)
Prof. Z. Liu (CSRU, China)
Prof. H. Zhang (CSRU, China)
Prof. G. Xiao (CSRU, China)
Mr. X. Fang (Secretary, CSRU, China)
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PUBLICATION
All accepted papers will be included in a volume of proceedings
made available to registered participants by the secretary of the
International Workshop.
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PAPERS
All papers, or extended abstracts, are to be submitted to the IPC
Co-Chairs, by Feb. 1, 1999. In particular,
1. Papers from outside of China dealing with general Markov
processes should be sent to:
Dr Anuye Chen
School of Computing & Mathematical Science
University of Greenwich
London SE18 6PF UK
TEL: +44 (0)181 3318492
Fax: +44 (0)181 3318665
Email: [log in to unmask]
2. Papers from outside of China dealing with Controlled Markov
Chains should be sent to:
Professor Jerzy A. Filar
Centre for Industrial and Applicable Mathematics
University of South Australia
The Levels Campus, Mawson Lakes
SA 5095, Australia
Fax: +61-8 8302-5785
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
3. Papers from inside China dealing with any topic should be
sent to:
Professor Hou Zhenting
Changsha Railway University
Changsha, Hunan 410075, China
Fax: 0731-5586475
Email: [log in to unmask]
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REGISTRATION
Name:
Position:
Organisation:
Mailing Address:
Email:
Fax:
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Registration Fees: (includes copy of Proceedings)
Early Registration before 1st of April 1999:
Registrants from Overseas: US$250.00
Student Registrants from Overseas: US$150.00
Registrants from China: RMBY1000.00
Student Registrants from China: RMBY500.00
Registration after 1st of April 1999:
Registrants from Overseas: US$300.00
Student Registrants from Overseas: US$175.00
Registrants from China: RMBY1500.00
Student Registrants from China: RMBY800.00
Registration fee can be sent to:
Mr Xiaobin Fan (Workshop Secretary)
Secretary to Prof. Zhenting Hou
Changsha Railway University
Changsha, Hunan 410075
P.R. of China
Fax: +86-731 5586475
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Phil Pollett, Department of Mathematics, The University of Queensland
Queensland 4072. http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/~pkp Fax: (07) 3365 1477
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