The Fourth IASTED International Conference on
Advances in Computer Science and Technology
~ACST 2008~

April 2 – 4, 2008
Langkawi, Malaysia

SPECIAL SESSION

Computational Techniques for Mechatronics Systems

Prof. S. G. Ponnambalam
Monash University, Malaysia
sgponnambalam@eng.monash.edu.my

Biography of the Organizer

Special Session Portrait

Dr. S. G. Ponnambalam is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at Monash University Malaysia. He has a Ph.D in Computer Integrated Manufacturing form Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Dr. Ponnambalam has held academic and administrative positions at various higher learning Institutions such as PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, and National Institute of Technology, Trichy in India. He is teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of manufacturing automation supervising number of doctoral students in the area of manufacturing and swarm robots.

His area of interest includes modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems, Evolutionary algorithms for manufacturing systems management. He has over 167 articles that include 39 referred journal publications and 128 refereed conference publications. His articles are published in different peer-reviewed journals that include International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, International Journal of Industrial Engineering, Production planning and Control, International Journal of Intelligent Systems, Technology and Applications, International Journal of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, and Computers & Industrial engineering.

Important Deadlines

Submissions DueDecember 7, 2007
Notification of AcceptanceJanuary 15, 2007
Final Manuscripts DueFebruary 11, 2008
Registration DeadlineFebruary 25, 2008