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The International Conference on Control and Estimation of Distributed Parameter Systems took place from July 14-20, 1996, at the Bildungshaus Chorherrenstift Vorau in Vorau (Austria). It was the seventh in a series of conferences that begun in 1982. 51 researchers from 11 states contributed to draw a broad and diverse picture of the recent developments in optimal control and parameter identification of partial differential equations, both from a theoretical and numerical viewpoint.

The International Conference on Control and Estimation of Distributed Parameter Systems took place from July 14-20, 1996, at the Bildungshaus Chorherrenstift Vorau in Vorau (Austria). It was the seventh in a series of conferences that begun in 1982. 51 researchers from 11 states contributed to draw a broad and diverse picture of the recent developments in optimal control and parameter identification of partial differential equations, both from a theoretical and numerical viewpoint.

The investigator surveyed a number of applications and problems motivating his current efforts on numerical techniques for parameter estimation in and optimal control of delay and partial differential equations. He then outlined two different approaches for establishing theoretical convergence results for estimation algorithms. An application of modal techniques to the investigation of transport in brain tissue is briefly explained. A sketch of a convergence theory for spline techniques for function space parameter estimation problems is given.

The investigator surveyed a number of applications and problems motivating his current efforts on numerical techniques for parameter estimation in and optimal control of delay and partial differential equations. He then outlined two different approaches for establishing theoretical convergence results for estimation algorithms. An application of modal techniques to the investigation of transport in brain tissue is briefly explained. A sketch of a convergence theory for spline techniques for function space parameter estimation problems is given.

Research on theoretical ideas (well-posedness, feedback control, stability of inverse problems, form of damping in structures) and associated computational methods was performed. Topics include (1) fluid/structure interaction and flow control with applications to Navier-Stokes steady flow, Burgers equation, advection-diffusion, porous media flow, and acoustics/noise suppression (2) inverse problems for detection of semiconductor defects, electrical impedance tomography, damping and 'smart' material actuators in composite structures (3) linear, nonlinear and homogenization models for beams, plates, shells and PZT actuators and sensors.... Modeling, Fluid/structure interaction/flow control parameter estimation, Distributed parameter systems