University of Salerno, Italy
Francesco Basile received the Laurea degree cum laude in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronic and computer engineering from the University of Naples, Naples, in 1995 and 1999, respectively. In 1999, he was a Visiting Researcher with the Departamento de Ingenieria Informatica y Systemas, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, for six months. He is currently Full Professor of Automatic Control with the Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’informazione ed elettrica e matematica applicata, Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Italy. He has published over 130 papers in international journals and conferences. His current research interests include modeling and control of discrete event systems, automated manufacturing, and robotics. Prof. Basile is Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, and has been Associate Editor of the International Journal of Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, and IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering. He has been a member of the IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Editorial Board and is Associate Editor of IEEE Control Systems Letters. He has been the General Chair of the 14th International Workshop on Discrete Event Systems (WODES 2018), and the scientific coordinator of several research projects with private firms on industrial automation and control of material handling systems.
Speech Title: Discrete-Event Systems: From Modeling and Simulation to Control
Abstract: Discrete-event systems were introduced to study and describe man-made systems following the advent of digital technology. Indeed, reality evolves in continuous time, rather than through discrete events. The analysis of discrete-event systems was initially conceived to speed up the simulation of systems such as manufacturing systems. However, although discrete-event systems were introduced with practical objectives and applications in the real world, their application has subsequently raised significant challenges. This plenary talk aims to review the main applications of discrete-event systems, with particular emphasis on control and automation, and to provide an overview of the current state of the art.
University of Genoa, Italy
Simona Sacone is Full Professor of Automatic Control at the Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Italy. Her research interests include modelling, optimization and control of transportation and logistics systems, with particular emphasis on intelligent transportation systems, traffic networks and sustainable mobility. She is currently Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.