IST Transactions of Control Engineering-Theory and Applications (CETA)

1913-8784 (Print)
1913-8792 (CDROM)
This international journal publishes both theoretical and application-oriented papers on various aspects of conventional and modern control. The transactions of CSTA welcome paper submissions from researchers, practitioners and students, and will cover myriad topics in control techniques and applications, including, but not limited to the following: Linear and nonlinear systems, Multivariable Control, Nonlinear Control, Adaptive Control, Robust Control, Fault Tolerant Control, Intelligent Control, Fuzzy Control, Neural Control, Neuro-Fuzzy Control, System Identification, State Estimation, System Optimization, Signal Processing, Fault Diagnosis, Evolutionary Computing, Signal/sensor Fusion, Process Control, Expert Control, Power systems Control, Guidance and Flight Control, Computer Networks Control, CAD/CAM/CAT/CIM, Robotics and Mechatronics, Environmental Control, Internet-based Control, Service Systems Control, Transportation systems, Man-machine Systems, Naval and Space Systems, Embedded Control Systems, Multimedia Systems, ,Predictive and adaptive control, Integrated control and supervision, Vehicular and traffic control, Hybrid systems, Distributed intelligent networked systems, Mathematical modeling, deterministic and stochastic processes

IST Transactions of Computer Vision Systems-Theory and Applications (CVSTA)

1913-8326(Print)
1913-8334 (CDROM)
IST Transactions of CVSTA seeks original research papers in the following areas of computer vision: Motion analysis and object tracking, Surveillance and Monitoring, Segmentation, Stereo and Structure from Motion, Image-Based Modeling, Illumination and Reflectance Modeling, Pattern recognition in new modalities, Cognitive and biologically-inspired vision, Object Detection and Categorization, Image and Video Retrieval, Video Analysis and Event Recognition, Knowledge Representation and High Level Vision, Control in vision systems, Robotics, Vehicle guidance, Multi-view scene analysis, Object recognition, Representation, analysis and matching of 2D and 3D shape, Perceptual grouping and organization, Color, reflectance and light, Statistical and probabilistic models, Aerial scene analysis and remote sensing, Medical image analysis and understanding, Face and gesture, Image understanding, Biometrics and security, Learning with visual inputs, Automatic model acquisition.

IST Transactions of Computer Systems-Theory and Applications (CSTA)

1913-8369(Print)
1913-8377(CDROM)
This journal covers all aspects of contemporary computers and their applications including technology, hardware and software systems, networking and communications, multimedia systems, and the Internet as well as microcomputer applications such as engineering, science, business, management, robotics, manufacturing, and personal computers. It is aimed at researchers, engineers and educators in the fields of computer and digital systems design and test. The journal pays particular attention to computer applications in "non-classified" fields, such as environmental science, ecology, biology, urban systems and also to appropriate papers in applied mathematics. It also covers hardware description languages, high-level and architectural synthesis, hardware/software co-design, platform-based design, system-on-chip architectures and IP cores, embedded systems, logic synthesis, low-power design and power optimization, electrical and timing simulation, hardware/software co-simulation, mixed-domain technology modeling and simulation, power analysis and estimation, interconnect modeling and signal integrity analysis, general-purpose and application specific processors, computational arithmetic for DSP applications, arithmetic and logic units, cache memories, memory management, co-processors and accelerators, systems and networks on chip, embedded cores, platforms, multiprocessors, distributed systems, communication protocols, embedded cores, FPGAs, rapid prototyping, adaptive computing, evolvable and reconfigurable hardware, Ad hoc and sensor networks, distributed, ubiquitous and pervasive systems, high-speed networks, LANs/WANs/MANs, Multimedia communications and applications, Network and systems performance- evaluation and modeling techniques, Switching and routing.

IST Transactions of Systems & Cybernetics-Theory and Applications (SCTA)

1913-8849 (Print)
1913-8857 (CDROM)
IST Transactions of CTA covers Information Systems Development-Methods and Methodologies, Software Engineering, Information Retrieval, Evolutionary Information Systems, Analysis and Synthesis and Prototyping, User Interface, Human Factors and Interactive Systems, Methodologies for Project Design of Information Systems, Development of Information Systems for Strategic Planning, Educational and Training in Information Systems, Analysis and Synthesis, Computing Information Technologies Applied to New Organizational Methods, Individual and/or Group Decision Support Systems, Data Mining and Knowledge Representation, Biological Informatics, applications of Informatics and Cybernetics in Biology Health Information Systems, Medical Informatics, applications of Informatics and Cybernetics in Medicine and Health Systems, Biological Cybernetics, Privacy and Cyberspace Security in Cyberspace, Cyber-crime and Cyber-related Crimes, Intellectual Property in Cyberspace, Regulating Commerce and Speech in Cyberspace, Cyber-law Cyber-terrorism, Computers and Communications, Intra-, Extra - and Internet Network Architectures, Topologies and Protocols Communication, Networking and Interconnection Technologies, Voice and Video Communication Systems, Messaging Systems, Transmission Systems, Network Management Theory, Methodologies, Technologies and Systems Test and Evaluation of Network Management Systems, Network Security and Security Technologies, Tele-Communication Systems-Technologies and Applications, Geographical Information Systems, Mobile Computing and Information High-Ways, Wireless / Mobile Software Engineering and Applications, Optical Systems-Technologies and Applications, Applications of Informatics and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering, Constructivism and Second Order Cybernetics, Organizational Cybernetics and Management Cybernetics, Cybernetics and Interdisciplinary Communications.

IST Transactions of Civil Engineering and Construction Management (CECM)

1913-8768 (Print)
1913-8776 (CDROM)
IST Transactions of CECM aims to provide a forum for a broad blend of scientific and technical papers to reflect the evolving needs of the Civil/construction engineering and structural mechanics community. Particularly welcome are contributions dealing with applications of structural engineering mechanics principles and theories in all areas of civil engineering and technology. The journal aspires to a broad and integrated coverage of the dynamic effects of wind, waves and earthquakes and of the modeling techniques whereby the structural response to these loadings may be computed. The journal also aims to cover the prime issues of construction safety and management. The scope of CECM encompasses, but is not restricted to, the following areas: infrastructure systems; ocean engineering; earthquake engineering; wind engineering; blast loading; structure-fluid-soil interaction; structural reliability/stability; issues of construction safety: life assessment/integrity; hazard assessment; disaster management; random vibrations; engineering plasticity; computer-aided design; optimization; expert systems; experimental modeling; dynamic properties of materials; modeling of concrete/cracking; multi-scale; economics. Topics of interest include: tall buildings; innovative structures; bridges; stadiums; commercial and public buildings; transmission towers; television masts; cooling towers; marine vessels; plates and shells; foundations; suspension structures, smart structures; nuclear reactors; dams; pressure vessels; offshore rigs and drilling platforms; breakwaters and jetties; pipelines; tunnels. Also include Information Technologies in Design, Engineering, Construction Technologies, and Maintenance and Management of Constructed Facilities; Computer-aided design, product modeling, decision support systems, classification and standardization, product data interchange; Computer-aided engineering, process simulation models, graphics, Robotics, metrology, logistics, automated inspection, demolition/remediation; Facilities management, management information systems, intelligent control systems. The scope of this journal is broad, encompassing all stages of the construction life cycle from initial planning and design, through construction of the facility, its operation and maintenance, to the eventual dismantling and recycling of buildings and engineering structures.

IST Transactions of Transportation Systems-Theory and Applications (TSTA)

1913-8865 (Print)
1913-8873 (CDROM)
IST Transactions of TSTA is devoted to scholarly research on the development, planning, management, operation and evaluation of intelligent transportation systems. Intelligent transportation systems are innovative solutions that address contemporary transportation problems. They are characterized by information, dynamic feedback and automation that allow people and goods to move efficiently. They encompass the full scope of information technologies used in transportation, including control, computation and communication, as well as the algorithms, databases, models and human interfaces, Information Collection and Processing; In-Vehicle ITS, Safety and Vulnerable Road User Aspects; Public Transport; Demand Management and Electronic Payment Systems; Traffic Management; Fleet and Public Transport Logistics; Emergency and Incident Management; Policy and Institutional Issues; Interoperability, Standards and Architectures; Deployment and Evaluation; Sustainability and Environmental Issues; Funding Scenarios; Enforcement; Human Machine Interaction; Education, Deployments with Enabling Technologies. The Journal of TSTA is especially interested in research that leads to improved planning and operation of the transportation system through the application of new technologies. The journal is particularly interested in research that adds to the scientific understanding of the impacts that intelligent transportation systems can have on accessibility, congestion, pollution, safety, security, noise, and energy and resource consumption. The journal is inter-disciplinary, and accepts work from fields of engineering, economics, planning, policy, business and management, as well as any other disciplines that contribute to the scientific understanding of intelligent transportation systems and infrastructures. The journal is also multi-modal, and accepts work on intelligent transportation for all forms of ground, air and water transportation. Example topics include the role of information systems in transportation, traffic flow and control, vehicle control, routing and scheduling, traveler response to dynamic information, planning for ITS innovations, evaluations of ITS field operational tests, ITS deployment experiences, automated highway systems, vehicle control systems, diffusion of ITS, and tools/software for analysis of ITS.

IST Transactions of Environmental Systems-Theory and Applications (ESTA)

1913-8806
1913-8814
IST Transactions of ESTA covers all disciplines engaged in the field of environmental research, Environmental Science, Atmospheric Environment, Environmental Pollution, The Science of the Total Environment, Water Research, Marine Pollution, Water Science & Technology, waste disposal Ecology Public Health, toxic effects of environmental agents, mechanisms by which environmental agents cause disease, Mineral and organic agents, Environmental Modeling Development and application of environmental software, information and decision support systems, Resource management including water, land, biological, transport systems, Pollution of different media such as air, water, soil, noise, radiation, as well as multimedia problems, Global pollution and global climate change, Regional studies of resource consumption and/or nature conservation in open landscapes as well as in urban regions, Environmental accidents, prevention and emergency response - resilience, vulnerability, self-repair, damage limitation, and security in infrastructures, Environmental engineering and technology, noise hindrance and radioactivity. Chemical pollution and its effects in animals, man, plants and microorganisms and sewage treatment, Information relating to microbial water pollution, the impact of contaminants in the human environment, sinks and interactions between environmental pollutants, whether chemical, biological or physical.

IST Transactions of Electrical Systems-Theory and Applications (EESTA)

1913-8288(Print)
1913-8296(CDROM)
This journal serves a worldwide readership of power and energy professionals. This journal strives to explore emerging energy issues, featuring only papers of high scientific merit. The journal aims to present to the international community important results of work in this field, whether in the form of research, development, application or design. The subject areas of this journal include power transmission, distribution and generation, electric power quality, education, energy development, competition and regulation, power electronics, communication, electric machinery, power engineering systems, protection, reliability and security, energy management systems and supervisory control, economics, dispatching and scheduling, energy systems modeling and simulation, alternative energy sources, policy and planning, Rotating electrical machines, linear motors and actuators, the design of motors and generators, Generation techniques- ranging from advances in conventional electromechanical methods, through nuclear power generation, to discoveries in solar related generation, Transmission- spanning the broad area from UHV development to line routing and design, Substation work: equipment design, protection and control systems, Distribution techniques – underground installation and equipment development. The utilization area from energy conservation methods to distributed load levelling techniques. Industrial and non-industrial applications and processes, variable speed drives, electrically powered vehicles, and power electronics. The scope covers a wide range of applications and apparatus in the power field. In addition to papers from those involved in the design and development of electrical equipment, papers relying on analysis are also sought.

IST Transactions of Mechanical Systems-Theory and Applications (MSTA)

1913-8261(Print)
1913-827X (CDROM)
IST Transactions of MSTA publishes papers in all fields of mechanics. Although investigations in well established areas are within the scope of the journal, recent developments and innovative ideas are particularly welcome. Theoretical, computational and experimental papers are equally welcome. Mathematical methods, be they deterministic or stochastic, analytical or numerical, will be accepted provided they serve to clarify some identifiable problems in mechanics, and provided the significance of results is explained. Similarly, experimental papers must add physical insight in to the understanding of mechanics. The Journal continues to publish articles in English in all areas of Mechanics from the physical and mathematical basis to materials engineering, technological applications and methods of modern computational mechanics, both pure and applied research. The following topics are covered: Mechanics of materials; thermodynamics; elasticity; plasticity; creep damage; fracture; composites and multiphase materials; micromechanics; structural mechanics; stability vibrations; wave propagation; robotics; energy conversion and conservation, turbo-machinery, heat transfer equipment, furnaces and boilers contact; friction and wear; optimization, identification; the mechanics of rigid bodies; biomechanics, material response, structural reliability, or device performance, liquid and gas dynamics, solid and structural mechanics, bio-mechanics, multi-body system dynamics, rigid body dynamics, non-Newtonian fluid dynamics, micro/nano mechanics, stochastic processes, transport phenomena, heat transfer, coupled problems, control and optimization, computer graphics, CAD/CAM etc. Variational formulations and numerical algorithms related to implementation of the finite and boundary element methods, finite difference and finite volume methods and other basic computational methodologies.

IST Transactions of Applied Mathematics-Modeling and Simulation (AMMS)

1913-8342(Print)
1913-8350(CDROM)
The journal IST Transactions of Applied Mathematics-Modeling and Simulation provides a forum for original, high-quality papers dealing with any aspect of applied mathematics, systems mathematical modeling and simulation. The journal aims at being a reference and a powerful tool to all those professionally active and/or interested in the methods and applications of simulation. It covers theoretical aspects of simulation and modeling, methodology and application of modeling and simulation in any area, including engineering, economics, management, living systems, biomedical engineering, ecology and environment, education, transaction handling; methods and algorithms for design, validation, verification, approximation and solution methods; simulation languages and environments including those, specific to distributed computing, high performance computers or computer networks, computer simulations of physical processes, Monte Carlo methods, discrete and continuous simulation, tools for high performance computing simulation, including dedicated architectures and parallel computing. It also covers Dynamic Modeling, Physically-based Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Agent-based Modeling 3-Dimensional Modeling Numerical Methods, Finite Element Methods, Computational Geometry, system approximation, Identification Estimation. Mathematical modeling of engineering and environmental processes, manufacturing, and industrial systems, discrete applied mathematics, statistics, mathematical biology, dynamical systems, algorithms, experimental mathematics, and theoretical computer science.

IST Transactions of Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics- Theory and Applications (RAMTA)

1913-830X (Print)
1913-8318(CDROM)
The scope of RAMTA includes systems, dynamics, control, simulation, languages, software, hardware, design, artificial intelligence, sensors, actuators, controllers, image processing, economic analysis, industrial robots, automation, manufacturing, and social implications. In more detail, the journal will cover the following topics: symbol mediated robot behavior control; sensory mediated robot behavior control; active sensory processing and control; industrial applications of autonomous systems; sensor modeling and data interpretation e.g. models and software for sensor data integration, 3D scene analysis, environment description and modeling, pattern recognition; robust techniques in AI and sensing e.g. uncertainty modeling, graceful degradation of systems; robot programming e.g. on-line and off-line programming, discrete event dynamical systems, fuzzy logic; CAD-based robotics e.g. CAD-based vision, reverse engineering; robot simulation and visualization tools; tele-autonomous systems; micro electromechanical robots; robot control architectures; robot planning, adaptation and learning, Tribological models, Measurement of friction and analysis of experimental results, Smart materials and structures, Mechanical models for friction, adhesion, wear, fretting, lubrication. Vibro-impact processes, Constitutive equations in granular materials, Multi-body dynamics, Variational formulations, Existence and uniqueness of weak solution, Control and stability of systems with friction and impact, Hemi-variational inequalities, Optimization, Nonlinear phenomena, bifurcation of solution, instabilities, Approximate techniques, Parallel and distributed computations in solids, structures, material mechanics, Software environment and visualization, Applications in aerospace, Biomechanics, Civil engineering, environmental engineering, Transportation systems, Manufacturing (including milling, grinding and drilling), Geophysics (energy dissipation in seismic loading), Aid to disability e.g. assisted living, Automotive applications, including Formula-1 technologies, Calibration, Measurement and Inspection, Design methodology, Mechatronics Education, Embedded Control Systems, Machine mobility, e.g. AGVs and Underwater Vehicles, Manufacturing processes, precision machining and machinery, Bio-mechatronics, Medical and Biomedical Engineering and Applications, Nano- and Micro-Mechatronics, Non-industrial Applications of Mechatronics e.g. agriculture, banking, Novel components for mechatronic systems, e.g. sensors and actuators, Soft Computing e.g. evolutionary, fuzzy and genetic algorithms, Product and Consumer Applications, Sensing and Control, System Design, System modeling: tools, analysis and simulation, Textile Manufacturing, Vibration and noise control, Novel components for mechatronic systems, e.g. sensors and actuators.

IST Transactions on Information Technology- Theory and Applications (ITTA)

1913-8822 (Print)
1913-8830 (CDROM)
The IST Transaction of ITTA is a scientific, multidisciplinary forum with the mission of fostering interaction among researches within the broad framework of information and communication technology arena. The desired submissions are from areas like Knowledge Discovery in Education, Computing in Business and Finance, Databases, Data Warehousing and Information Systems, Data Mining, Statistics and Biometrics, Human Interfaces and Interaction, Information Society, Intelligent and Multi-Agent Systems, Knowledge Management and E-Commerce, Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, Networking, Grids, Middleware and Distributed Platforms, Theory of Computing and Computing Methodologies, Problems in bio-information analysis, Data Visualization, Space Reduction Methods, Prediction and Classification, Time and Space Modeling, Computationally Intensive Methods etc.

IST Transactions of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE)

1913-8741 (Print)
1913-875X (CDROM)
IST Transactions of BSE is a medium of international communication of the revolutionary advances being made in the application of the computer to the fields of bioscience and medicine. The Journal encourages the exchange of important research, instruction, ideas and information on all aspects of the rapidly expanding area of computer usage in these fields. The Journal will focus on such areas as: Analysis of Biomedical Systems, Solutions of Equations, Synthesis of Biomedical Systems, Simulations, Special Medical Data Processing Methods, Special Purpose Computers and Clinical Data Processing for Real Time, Clinical and Experimental Use, Medical Diagnosis and Medical Record Processing. Also included are the fields of Biomedical Engineering; and Medical Informatics as well as Bioinformatics, Medical Applications of the Internet and World Wide Web, Human Genomics, Proteomics, Functional Brain Studies, Computers in Biology and Medicine: computer aids to the analysis of biochemical systems, computer aids to biocontrol-systems engineering, neuronal simulation by digital-computer gating components, automatic computer analysis of pictures of biological and medical importance, use of computers by commercial pharmaceutical and chemical organizations, radiation-dosage computers, and accumulating and recalling individual medical records, real-time languages, interfaces to patient monitors, clinical chemistry equipment, data handling and display in nuclear medicine, Molecular Evolution, Self-organizing and self-replicating systems, Origins and evolution of the genetic mechanism, Biological Information Processing, Molecular recognition, Cellular control, Neuromolecular computing, Biological adaptability, Molecular computing technologies, Evolutionary Systems, Stochastic evolutionary algorithms, Evolutionary optimization, Simulation of genetic and ecological systems, Applications (neural nets, machine learning, robotics), development of instrumentation, the use of automation in biomedicine, biomechanics and bioengineering. It includes imaging techniques, surgical instrumentation and electro-diagnostic techniques, automation of instrumentation and medical informatics, measurement and analysis of signals and images in clinical medicine and the biological sciences.

IST Transactions of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE)

Key areas covered by the journal are: Biological Systems for Sustainable Developments in Agriculture, Food, land Use and the Environment. Engineering for Biotechnology, Intelligent Machines; Automatic Control; Image Analysis; Biosensors; Navigation Systems; Ergonomics; Geographical Information Systems; Biosystem Modelling and Decision Support; Machinery Management; Communications; Operator Health and Safety; Power and Machinery; Tillage and Earthmoving Equipment; Machines for the Establishment, Protection and Harvesting of Field, Protected, and Orchard Crops; Tractors and Agricultural Vehicles; Dynamics, Vibration and Noise; Forest Engineering; Hydraulics and Turbomachinery; Clean Technology; Operational Research; Risk and Environmental Assessment; Integrated Pest Management; Geographical Positioning Systems; Agro-Meteorology; Food, Fibre and Forage Crop Production; Postharvest Technology; Crop Drying, Processing and Storage; Grading; Ripeness, Quality, Damage and Disease Detection With Optical Reflectance, X-Ray Tomography; Food Packaging and Processing; Food Chain Integrity; Soil and Water; Soil Structure and Properties; Soil Dynamics In Tillage, Traction and Compaction; Crop Water Requirements; Irrigation and Drainage; Hydrology; Hydroponics and Nutrient Status; Infiltration and Transport Processes; Water Resource Management; Soil Erosion Control; Rural Development (RD) - Renewable Energy; Animal Production Technology; Integrated Stock Management; Stock Handling, Weighing, Transport and Slaughter; Meat Processing; Livestock Welfare and Ethology; Feed Handling; Animal Draught; Structures and Environment; Livestock Housing; Dust and Odour Control; Crop Stores; Horticultural Glasshouses and Plasticulture; Design of Buildings and Control of their Environment; Composting and Waste Treatment; Gaseous Emissions; Biomass; Biological Residues; Bioenergy Processes; Bioenergy Utilization; Environmental, Management And Economic Aspects; Biomass and the Environment; Bioenergy Systems; Fermentations, Thermochemical Conversions, Liquid and Gaseous Fuels, and Petrochemical Substitutes; Direct Combustion, Gasification, Electricity Production, Chemical Processes, and By-Product Remediation.

IST Transactions of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (RSE)

1916-2391 (online)
This journal can accept the original manuscripts as well as review articles covering one or more of the following subjects: Renewable Energy- Alternative Energy- Natural Resources- Clean Energy- Sustainable Energy- Solar Energy- Solar Power- Photovoltaic Application- PV Grid Connection- Renewable Energy Electricity Generating Technologies- Solar Water Pumping- PV Solar Water Pumping-Sun Tracking System- Solar Power Tower- Solar Lighting- Solar Drying- Solar Thermal Applications- Solar House-Renewable energy heating and cooling technologies- Passive And Active Solar Systems- Thermal Power- Solar Energy For Agriculture- Solar Water Desalination System- Solar Materials Technology- Wind Energy- Wind Power- Turbine- Hybrid systems- Solar, Hydrogen Fuel Cell- Biomass-Gasification- Biogas- Tidal Power- Wave Power- Hydropower- Hydroelectric- Nuclear Power- Geothermal Energy- Ocean Wave Energy- Ocean Energy- Energy Efficiency- Ground Source Heat Pumps- Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems- Biodiesel- biofuels- Hydrogen- Alternative Fuel- Energy And Recycling Of Wastes- Agricultural residues- Bioreactor- Energy Saving Applications- Global Worming- Greenhouse Gas Emission- Climate Change- Environmental Impact- CO2 Emissions and control- Energy Planning- Thermodynamic Analysis- Computer Modelling- Efficient Refrigeration Technologies- Efficient Lighting Systems- Ventilation Heat Recovery Systems- Variable Speed Motors For Compressors And Ventilation Fans- Low Energy Architecture- Improved Insulation- High Performance Building Envelopes And Windows- Thermal Comfort- Energy Policy Issues And Related Topics- Financial Analysis- Other Existing And Emerging Technologies-