SECOND SIX-MONTHLY PERIODIC REPORT

Front page
•	Full name of the Centre of Excellence  
Számítástechnikai és Automatizálási Kutató Intézet MTA SZTAKI
Computer and Automation Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(address: Budapest, Kende utca 13-17. Hungary H-1111,)
telephone:+36-1-2796224  fax:+36-1-4667503 email: haidegger@sztaki.hu 
•	Report title: The  second six-monthly periodic report
•	Reporting period:  from 01. September, 2001 to 28. February, 2002
•	Report issued on:  (20. April, 2002 ) TBA
•	Contract number:  ICA1-CT-2000-70025
•	Project start date and duration:   01. March, 2001    for 3 years
•	EU funding:  600 000 Euros
•	Project title: Technology and Science for the Information Society,  Institute SZTAKI as a Centre of Excellence 
•	Acronym:  HUN-TING
•	Keywords: Computer Science & Control, Information & Communication Technology,  Intelligent Automation
•	Name of the Co-ordinator: Géza  Haidegger

Activity progress report 

MTA SZTAKI was fulfilling its tasks basically as much as possible according to the submitted plans and to the accepted contract version. We invited, selected and hosted foreign research experts to work with our colleagues on various themes related to our activities. We had the chance to visit other institutions and deepen our co-operation with international scientific partners. We have been vary active in international co-operation, and thanks to the prestigious title of Centre of Excellence, we had achieved nice results in research and in forming joint activities, preparing joint proposals, etc.  
3 professors continued to work overlapping the previous and present reporting periods, two visitors started and ended their work within this period, and additional 2 professors just arrived by the end of February. 
We have planned, organised, prepared and conducted several workshops and conferences. They were successful both for us, organisers, and also for all participants. Our Institute’s national and international appreciation has been risen by these actions. We are proud to have organised a very successful IFIP  Conference (PROLAMAT)  and participated at the e+e Thematic Exhibition for Automation and Control instruments.
According to the plans, our laboratories utilised the previously purchased durable equipment (hardware and software) in order to meet the requirements of research co-operation envisaged.
Just to list briefly some figures: 
4 significant science books were published by authors of our Institute, on Cellular Neural Networks, visual computing, Process modelling and model analysis,  Intelligent control systems, On non-linear systems with varying structures..
7 books have been edited by  SZTAKI researchers, and the long list of cca.270 publications are given in the attachment. Out of this number, 57 appeared in international journals, 69 within international co-operation. Almost 120 oral, conference presentations were carried out.  7 new Ph.D. degrees were granted and 2 titles for Doctor of Academy were received.  53 scientists had taken part in lecturing at university courses.  Almost 30 projects had been contracted and being worked on within the 5th Framework. 

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: A

Project Management and co-ordination 

•	Objectives and planned actions:
The objectives were to direct and co-ordinate all activities to successfully meet the goals of the Centre. From the beginning of the past year, all our actions have been influenced by the general and specific aims of the EU, through the Centre of Excellence programme.
•	Problems encountered:
Some visitors, who agreed to  join our institute, had to postpone or had to cancel their visit. The 11th of September  had a very strong negative effect on business travels, and  research topics and priorities were  altered.  
•	Results: 
We have defined the specific financial processes and their handling mechanism for all foreseen CoE activities. 

•	Publications and papers:
We have participated in training courses and workshops for promoting EU5th Framework actions,  and on preparing proposals.  Several scientific papers were prepared and submitted. 

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: B

Exploitation and dissemination, twinning and multimedia/videoconferencing system to support co-operation

•	Objectives and planned actions:
The objectives are to make the best use of the visiting scientists’ stay, and to gain benefits from their visits. By implementing video-conferencing and new equipment for multimedia, we planned to introduce the most up-to-date technology for assisting these activities. 
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•	Problems encountered:

•	Results: 
We have implemented a video-conferencing environment for accessing international channels with high bandwidth.  We organised and participated in several video-conferencing events, and invited industrial partners to  join us  within those events.  .
We are constantly documenting our scientific events on digital media, and the slides, photos and video-recordings are  archived.
We have prepared posters and slide-shows for demonstrating our Centre of Excellence at numerous exhibitions, at universities when trying to attract young  undergraduates and postgraduates for research employment. 
Under twinning activities,  our efforts in joint research within the ERCIM Consortium is the most important.  At the top level, the directors’ board of ERCIM gives twice a year  a forum  to make substantial decisions on future actions. Our institute  has to be represented by the director, by the vice-director and the  senior scientist responsible for the ERCIM Newsletter and other specific  matters. These are the  General meeting.
In addition , there are the Execom  -  executive committee – meetings, and the special Working Group Meetings, where  our institute’s  experts are required to participate. 

•	Publications and papers:
The results are displayed on the web by each Laboratory and Department carrying out the tasks. In the attachment, the full list of our publications is included.

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: C

Foreign visitors at the SZTAKI, virtual laboratories

•	Objectives and planned actions:
The objectives are to invite foreign experts, and make their visits useful both for them and for the hosting partners. Five professors started their work and two professors concluded their visits, but three professors have carried on overlapping the reporting periods. The first visiting professors have their reports annexed to this periodic report.
3 professors, who had started their visit previously, had concluded their work: Dr. H. Hjalmarsson visited us from Stockholm, Dr. D. Stokits from Bremen and R.A. Sheidl came from Vienna. Though their preliminary report had also been shown in the first six-month CoE report, we attach their summaries again. 2 new scientists started and concluded their visit and work:  Ulrich Meyer and Alexandru Popa PhD. candidates joined 2 of our laboratories and their reports are attached. 
Further actions were taken in building virtual labs. A good progress had been achieved with the Laboratory at Stuttgart, with a University department at Minho, Portugal  and at a Sofia-Rennes joint department.  
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•	Problems encountered: 
It was a problem to re-invite  visiting scientists. It takes a rather long time (might take a year) for persons to schedule a long research visit at any place, not just at SZTAKI.
•	Results: 
We have opened the invitation and advertised it to many partner institutions. We clarified the workplan with those we had selected for acceptance.
At the beginning and at the end of the visits we organised open seminars, inviting our academic and industrial partners as well, to take part in the meetings
We have prepared posters and slide-shows for demonstrating our Centre of Excellence at several exhibitions, universities when trying to attract young undergraduates and postgraduates for research employment. 

Regarding the establishment of virtual laboratories, the RENED initiative was established between MTA SZTAKI (HU), INSA Rennes(F), TU Sofia (BG), ICMET and TU Craiova (RO), TU Kharkiv and Tavrichestiy National University (Ukr) in the filed of IT. 
 The VIMINS initiative for virtual institutes/laboratories  had its technical meeting in January, in Budapest.

The visiting scientists have their reports at the annex of this periodic report.

2 professors  have just arrived to work  with us at the end of February 2002.

•	Publications and papers:
2 joint papers had been prepared and been submitted and accepted for international conferences -by the visiting scientists.

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Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: D

Organising Workshops, Conferences and Scientific Meetings

•	Objectives and planned actions:
The driving force for this workpackage is to enable the widespread dissemination of the ideas, theories, methods and technologies. We had planned a large number of activities like this in most technical workpackages. 
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•	Problems encountered:
The conferences and workshops we listed in the original proposal were already completed by the time we received the signed contract. 
The Conferences  had  suffered from the effects of 11. September, as many participants had cancelled their business travel.  

•	Results: 
We had an international Scientific  IFIP Conference, PROLAMAT: with a great success. The proceedings had been printed by  Kluwer academic Press.
A Workshop for international  PhD. students were organised  on System modelling  and identification.

•	Publications and papers:
Books, preprints, proceedings, and other documents related to our scientific events are available. Most of the events are stored on videotapes as well, and there were many pictures taken for electronic, multimedia reuse. The presentations are done in Microsoft PowerPoint slides, and these files are stored for later re-use.

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: E

Visits to another research centre

•	Objectives and planned actions:
The objective was to share the ideas and research results with colleagues around Europe. For deeper and longer consultations, it is not enough to utilise video-conferencing, but personal visits are needed.
Visits in this period: The director and a deputy-director of the SZTAKI took part in the ERCIM top-level Conferences. ERCIM is the European Research Fora for our several prioritised scientific main interest , and hence our institute must  establish a strong working relation with other ERCIM members.  
•	Many colleagues, had chance to visit conferences, or EU universities and research places for shorter or longer periods, but their financing was not based on the Centre of Excellence funds.
•	A preparation session for a joint research project proposal (Acronym STAR) had been organised by the University of Bucharest, and our Institute had taken an active role  in it. A 3 day short working visit was managed in December to attend the Bucharest working session.
•	Dr.Dmitri Chetverikov  visited  the Machine Intelligence Research amd Application Centre for Learning Excellence, (MIRACLE) in Orague, between September and November.
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•	Problems encountered:
Several long-term visits were planned, but till now not all have been realised, due to changes in the starting time. Short visits are very often taken for most of the Laboratories, to widen the co-operation and run joint projects, but the needs for the trips come up very rapidly, and thus they cannot be planned long ahead.  

•	Results: 
Intense activity exists between our Institute and other institutes.

Some members of our Laboratories are often invited by foreign partners to join for preparing new project proposals.

Annexes

Final reports of visiting scientists. 

•	Dr. Dragan Stokits
•	Dr. Hakan Hjalmarsson
•	Dr. Roland Alton Scheidl 
•	Dr. Ulrich Meyer
•	Alex. Popa PhD.

Report on PROLAMAT Conference

Reports of scientific/technical WPs –where appropriate 

Publications.

Report on the Visit of Expert Dr. Dragan Stokic
at the Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, MTA SZTAKI,  as a Centre of Excellence  titled by the EU according to the EU contract ICAI-CT-2000-70025

Period: 20.08.2001 - 02.10.2001

Report done by: Dr. Dragan Stokic 

October, 2001

1.	Introduction

1.1. Background
Dr. Stokic was invited to visit the Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, MTA SZTAKI, as a Centre of Excellence, by Dr. George L. KOVÁCS, Head of the CIM Research Laboratory at SZTAKI. During the last few years SZTAKI and ATB (Institute for Applied System Technology Bremen, Germany) have established a co-operation and information exchange. Currently they jointly run, together with other partners, the IST project REDEST, on requirements engineering for embedded software. 
The  visit was prepared by Prof. George Kovács and Mr. Géza Haidegger.
Mr. Stokic spent 6 weeks  at SZTAKI , from 20.08.2001up to 02.10.2001.
1.2. Goal of the report 
The goals of this report are:
-	to present the work done in the scope of Mr. Stokic’ visit 
-	to indicate  the main results of the visit
-	to present future plans for co-operation between SZTAKI and ATB
	to evaluate the visit and summarise the main lessons  learnt   

2. Objectives of the visits
The objectives of the visit were:
-	to learn and to understand the local/national solutions, requirements, specific needs,
-	to benefit the scientific progress of  SZTAKI, 
-	to implement prospective, new disciplines at SZTAKI
-	to influence the birth of joint research and development results,
-	to generate new research and development ideas and projects,
-	to prepare new research proposals, especially for submission to the EU under the 5th and the following Framework Programmes,
-	to help in the dissemination of the results,
-	to take part in the preparation of  referenced, cited  publications,
-	to deliver scientific, technical presentations.
In doing this Mr Stokic was obliged to act according to the rules of the EU, in specific to accept the terms of the EU’s Centre-of-Excellence Contract with SZTAKI.

3.Task Execution
The plan to achieve these objectives was defined in agreement between Dr. Stokic and representatives of SZTAKI Prof. Kovács and Mr. Haidegger (see Appendix).
The work was carried out to a large extent according to this plan: 
•	Dr Stokic got acquainted with the technical environment at SZTAKI and with the help of (junior) employees of CIM Research Laboratory has used it for his work 
•	Using written material (reports, publication, etc.) provided by the host and based on discussions with Dr. Peter Inzelt, Director of  SZTAKI, Prof. Kovács and Mr. Haidegger and other researchers at the Laboratory, Dr Stokic learnt  about the organisational structure, current research topics and the projects running at SZTAKI, specifically on themes   and projects addressed by the CIM Research Laboratory. 
•	He learnt about the local/national solutions, requirements, and specific needs based on discussions with  experts at SZTAKI,   as well as based on direct contacts and discussions with experts from several Hungarian companies: LANEX, RADAINT, INDUSTRIEPLAN etc. 
•	On 23. August, 2001 Dr Stokic made an initial presentation on the expertise and research themes, specifically on knowledge management, Internet based solutions for tele-working and on SW engineering themes.
•	Several discussions on common research subjects with  experts at  SZTAKI were carried out, and based on these discussions, a  set of common research themes and specific projects were defined.
•	The  common proposals to be prepared for submission to the EU under the 5th and the following, 6th    Framework Programme were elaborated where Dr. Stokic played an active role in contacting the Hungarian industrial partners and defining their interest and roles in the future projects.  
•	Dr Stokic particularly got acquainted with the SZTAKI’s current EU project XPERTS   by participating in  the general meeting and visit to the Hungarian industrial partner MECOF.
•	Discussions on possible common publications within the common RTD activities were carried out.
•	The ideas for future co-operation were discussed with several experts from SZTAKI.  
•	The strategy to help in the dissemination of the results of different projects was elaborated as well.
•	On 2. October, 2001 a short presentation of the results of common work during the visit and discussion on the plans for future co-operation was made.

4. Main results
The main results of the visits can be summarised as follows:
-	Mr. Stokic learnt the main Hungarian national approaches in the organisation of the research area, including the main funding schemes and rules. He got acquainted with the main technical subjects addressed by SZTAKI and specifically by CIM Research Laboratory.
-	Collaboration between SZTAKI (CIM Research Laboratory) and ATB on several RTD themes was agreed upon: knowledge management, BEP (Best Enterprise Practice) approaches, and software engineering. 
-	Based on discussions, the CIM Research Laboratory decided to enter  in the area of BEP approaches to support SMES (Small and Medium Enterprises) specifically in the area of new collaboration models among SMEs in the recycling domain and in the area of   knowledge based systems for after sales support.    
-	Two common proposals for the October IST call were prepared: one supporting introduction of new organisation forms and corresponding IST solutions at SMEs in the recycling domain and one on the supporting SMEs in introducing Internet knowledge based systems for solving customers and production problems.
-	Co-operation on the knowledge management RTD topics will be established specifically over collaboration between the XPERTS project in which SZTAKI is taking part and the PICK project in which ATB is acting as the RTD partner.  
-	Co-operation on the advanced approaches to support after sale services is agreed upon as well.
-	Further co-operation on SW engineering themes will be carried out in the scope of the common REDEST project, and common publications and dissemination activities are defined.  
-	Possibilities to establish Virtual Laboratory between ATB and SZTAKI are defined. The idea is to provide complementarity in expertise between two sides. They will be established in the first place in the scope of knowledge management issues where possibilities to introduce SZTAKI experts in the current ATB projects is likely to be realised in the near future.   
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5. Future Plans
The long-term activities on future collaboration include:
-	Further projects, especially common proposals in the frame of the next (last) Calls in the 5th Framework Programme, as well as preparation for the common proposal in the 6th Framework Programme. The collaboration within the Best Practice networks and the networks of expertise on knowledge management  will be established.
-	Further exchange of visits of experts between ATB and SZTAKI, specifically the visits of experts from SZTAKI to ATB-Bremen within the current and future joint projects are planned. 
-	Continuous exchange on the research results will be established by a regular exchange of publications, as well as by preparation of common publications.  
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6. Conclusions and Lessons Learnt 
It can be summarised as follows:
-	The visit was very useful for both Dr. Stokic and his Institute (ATB-Bremen) and SZTAKI to ensure their further co-operation.
-	The experts at SZTAKI have openly presented all their results and enabled the visitor to fully get acquainted with the current practice at the Institute and to learn about the main RTD results.
-	The conditions provided by SZTAKI (organisation of the visit, accommodation etc.,) were excellent.
-	The technical infrastructure  provided  at SZTAKI is optimal for   visits like this.     
Based on the experience gained during this visit and the results achieved,  it can be concluded as follows:
-	Visits like this appear to be very useful for establishing tight collaborations  among RTD organisations in Europe.
-	It would be useful to make visits in both directions possible within the CEO, i.e., to provide support for the experts from the Enlargement countries to visit organisations in the EU in order to further support co-operation between European organisations.    
-	A higher flexibility in planning the visits could be beneficial; since periods of 6 weeks are relatively long for any expert to be away from his offices,. Allowing breaking the visits  into two or more shorter periods would be useful. 

Appendix: 
Workplan for the Visiting Expert,   Dr. Dragan Stokic during his stay at the Computer and Automation Research Institute,  Hungarian Academy of Sciences, MTA SZTAKI,  as a Centre of Excellence   titled by the EU according to the EU contract ICAI-CT-2000-70025

Six-week-visit: August, 2001 – 3O, September, 2001

21-23. August 
•	Getting acquainted with the technical environment at SZTAKI
•	Learning about the current research themes and specific projects running at SZTAKI
•	Start learning and understanding the local/national solutions, requirements, specific needs
•	23. August Initial presentation of the expertise and research themes
•	Initial discussion on common research  themes with experts at SZTAKI

24-31. August Preparation of the set of possible common research themes and specific projects
•	Discussion on possible research projects with experts at  SZTAKI 
•	Decision on the  common proposals to be prepared, especially for submission to the EU under the 5th and the following Framework Programmes
•	Discussion on possible common publications 
 
  31. August  – 14. September
•	Preparation of the initial version of the common proposal(s)
•	Discussion on the initial version of the common proposal(s) with experts at SZTAKI 
 14-30. September Preparation of the common proposal(s) and ideas for future co-operation  
•	Defining the strategy to help in the dissemination of the results
•	Preparation of  common publications
 27. September   - 2. October 2  

Presentation of the results of common work during the visit 
•	Presentation and discussion of the plans for future co-operation.
•	Development/preparation of the report/deliverable for the EU
•	Harmonisation of the report

 

Travel Report

Visit to
Center of Excellence MTA SZTAKI
Computer and Automation Institute of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences

2001-08-20 --- 09-30

Hĺkan Hjalmarsson
Dept. of Signals, Sensors and Systems
Royal Institute of Technology
S-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
hakan.hjalmarsson@s3.kth.se

Introduction

This is a brief report of my visit to the Computer and Automation Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA SZTAKI) during the period 2001-08-20 --- 09-30. The initiative of this visit was taken by my host Dr Laszlo Gerencser, Head of the Stochastic Systems Group.  
 The visit was sponsored by MTA SZTAKI as part of their EU Center of Excellence activities. This support is gratefully acknowledged.  

Interaction at the Institute

During my visit I had the opportunity to present two seminars at the institute. In one seminar I presented my home department and in particular our activities in Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) which has bearings on the activities in the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory at the institute. In the other seminar I focused more on the activities in my own group, and in particular my own work on controller tuning.  
I also had some interesting discussions with Professor Josef Bokor which revealed that we have common research interests in the area of identification of nonlinear systems which deserves further exploration. 
Most of my time was spent with Dr Laszlo Gerencser, Head of the Stochastic Systems Group. For a number of years I have been working on a controller tuning method known as Iterative Feedback Tuning (IFT). In parallell, Professor Gerencser has been contributing to the development of a stochastic approximation method known as Simultaneous Perturbation Stochastic Approximation (SPSA), Recently he and his co-workers have shown that the randomization method on which SPSA is based has some very interesting convergence properties when applied to noise  free problems. One purpose of my visit was to explore if these ideas also could be adapted to IFT and what randomization in general has to offer for control problems. This visit also gave us the opportunity to explore what other research interests we have in common. A significant part of my visit was spent on discussions with Professor Gerencser on possible future joint projects.  

 Scientific work     

Although much of my time was devoted to discussions with Professor Gerencser on possible future research projects, we early on decided that it was important that the visit also resulted in some hard results. During the visit, we did joint work in three different areas: 
•	Randomization in Iterative Feedback Tuning. 
 As mentioned earlier, one purpose of my visit was to explore if randomization algorithms can be combined with IFT. This work resulted in the paper   ``Randomized Iterative Feedback Tuning'', L. Gerencser, Z. Vago and H.  Hjalmarsson which has been submitted to the 2002 IFAC World Congress.

•	Experiment Design.  
  Since a couple of years I have been active in experiment design for system identification by way of a PhD project. We have been able to develop an experiment design procedure which can be stated as a convex optimization problem. However, the problem remained that the cost function depends on the unknown system. During my visit at SZTAKI this obstacle was passed and a procedure was developed where the system is recursively identified and the experiment design successively adapted. The method is asymptotically optimal, i.e. it performs as well as if the true system was known. A manuscript to be submitted to Automatica is in preparation.  

•	Iterative Learning Control (ILC). 
ILC is a method which can be used to generate a suitable feedforward  control for systems where the same trajectory is taken over and over again. This input is generated by a series of experiments where the feedforward input is successively improved. Convergence and optimality of these iterations has previously been proved for noise free systems. During my visit we developed a Stochastic Approximation version of the algorithm which converges also under noisy conditions. A manuscript to be submitted to Automatica is in preparation.

Future collaboration 

The competencies of the Stochastic Systems Group at SZTAKI and the Automatic Control Group at KTH are to a large extent complementary. This lead to the contributions in the areas mentioned above, i.e. randomization in Iterative Feedback Tuning, experiment design and iterative learning control. It is thus very natural to continue and extend the collaboration on these subjects and other topics involving control and stochastics. There also seems to be a potential for a joint collaboration between the Stochastic Systems Group, the Systems and Control Laboratory and  the Automatic Control Group at KTH in the area of non-linear  (stochastic) systems.  

Possible frameworks for this is the ERCIM (The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics) Working Group of Control and Systems where SZTAKI is participating and ERNSI (the European Research Network on System Identification) where KTH is participating.  
An interesting idea would be joint supervision of PhD students. However, presently there seems to be some practical problems, especially related to the funding system at KTH.

Concluding remarks

I would like to conclude this report with some personal remarks. I found the visit at SZTAKI very fruitful and most enjoyable and a number of people contributed to this. The resources and support at the institute were exemplary and in particular I am very grateful to Mr Geza Haidegger for all help regarding administrative matters. 
 Finally, very special thanks to Laszlo and Zsusanna for your hospitality and the enormous time you spent with me on  research problems and all extracurricular activities that you arranged (not to mention your effort spent on translating an uncountable number  of Hungarian menus for me).
Thanks guys!

	
Report of Visit of Dr. Alton-Scheidl
at the Center of Excellence at MTA SZTAKI, Budapest, Hungary
EC Contract ICAA-ICT-2000-70025

Visiting  period:
starting time: 30 July 2001
end of visit: 30 Oct 2001

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Roland ALTON-SCHEIDL
	Operngasse 22
	A-1040 Wien
	T: +43-1-5812730
	M: 0664-1547588
	E: roland@alton.at 

Objectives of the Visit

The goals of the visit were to get more projects to SZTAKI and to help in the dissemination of results of common research areas. 

Tasks of the Visit

First of all, Mr Alton-Scheidl has given insight of his activities and his expertise and could learn from the Department of Distributed Systems their research agenda. He has written project proposals and lead the negotiation for getting SZTAKI on board of EC funded projects. Furthermore, he learned specific local needs for disseminating research results on e-Democracy software.

Results of the Visit

Mr Alton-Scheidl started his visit at the Department of Distributed Systems, Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences end of July 2001. At his first day, he has given a speech to the staff of the department with a focus on his work and the goals of his visit. With several meetings with staff members he worked out a weighted platform technology comparison for groupware based applications in order to build future projects on a solid basis. The final decision was made at the beginning of October for using php based open source solutions. 

In August, Mr Alton-Scheidl has started negotiations with the EDEN consortium (www.edentool.org), in order to make a NAS proposal. He has worked out the proposal and sent it to consortium members. SZTAKI should become a partner of the EDEN consortium in 2Qu02.

In parallel, we have worked out a new IST proposal called "PublicVoiceXML", which has been submitted on-time on the 17th of October. In this consortium, SZTAKI has the role of a technical supplier and will bring its know-how with XML solutions. The project is expected to start on March 1st, 2002.

During the visit period at SZTAKI, a number of negotiation steps have been carried out to allow a smooth project start for StreamOnTheFly on January 1st 2002, with SZTAKI being a cluster partner. 
 
Future Plans

Mr Alton-Scheidl will be working together with SZTAKI until end of 2003 due to 3 international projects in which he is involved as a consultant of the Austrian partner PUBLIC VOICE Lab. Within those projects, he will meet staff from SZTAKI regularly every 2-3 months and will follow-up common tasks.

Together with SZTAKI's deputy director for research he will be active in the 6th framework planning process. Mr Alton-Scheidl is a delegate in the national advisory committee for the 6th framework programme in Austria and will use the knowledge to set up Expression of Interests and a Network of Excellence. 

Mr Alton-Scheidl agreed with SZTAKI, that there will be mutual support for getting SZTAKI and PUBLIC VOICE Lab into 6th framework consortia.

Conclusions

Mr Alton-Scheidl did benefit of the nice infrastructure and the good personal relations between the team members and is looking forward to continue collaboration with the department in three R&D projects, for which the contractual arrangements have been prepared during his visit. The Center of Excellence status allowed him to work on international joint projects with SZTAKI.

Vienna, 15 November 2001

Work Report 

Ulrich Meyer
Max-Planck Institute for Computer Science,
Saarbruecken, Germany

Guest at MTA SZTAKI during Jan/Feb 2002

Following the accepted work plan, I conducted research and    gave lectures on graph-traversal problems for large data sets  In an introduction lecture for the research group of Prof. Dr. Lajos Ronyai on January, 14th, I provided an overview of graph-traversal algorithms. The talk also covered new compression data-structures  that might prove useful for the data-mining project carried out by Dr. Andras Benczur. In subsequent discussions we identified common research interests, which we will pursue in the future. Making each other aware of recent results obtained by third parties was also very helpful.  

On February, 11th and 18th, I gave lectures at the TU Budapest on external-memory algorithms; more details can be found under http://www.math.bme.hu/~ig/valfej/

(Válogatott fejezetek az algoritmusok köréből) I was told that the students enjoyed the talks; an external visitor from Ericsson Hungary attended the lectures as well. Giving these presentations in front of an interested audience  was a very good experience of my stay. 

Parts of the research results obtained during my stay at SZTAKI will appear as a refereed full paper at the  16th IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium  to be held this year in Fort Lauderdale, USA. 

A preprint of this paper "Buckets strike back:  Improved Parallel Shortest-Paths" is attached. Valuable comments from SZTAKI members helped to improve both the presentation and the analysis.  This is also true for a revised journal version of my paper on sequential shortest-paths from SODA 2001.  My forthcoming invited talk at the Dagstuhl Seminar on Data Structures  ( http://www.dagstuhl.de/DATA/Seminars/02/#02091 ) covering the papers above will directly benefit from the visit at SZTAKI. 

Altogether, I truly enjoyed my stay in Budapest; the warm spirit  of the working group of Prof. Ronyai allowed a fast integration. The general research conditions are fine; however, it would be nice to have at least online access to some important publications series like "Lecture Notes in Computer Science" (Springer) that are not regularly ordered by the library in printed form..

MTA-SZTAKI
FINAL REPORT

VISIT OF ALEXANDRU POPA
AT THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE MTA-SZTAKI
DURING 15.01.2002 – 15.03.2002

INTRODUCTION

Alexandru Popa had the honour to being selected to receive a visiting scholarship at the Centre of Excellence MTA SZTAKI, Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, informatics Department and CIM Research Laboratory, headed by Acad. Janos Demetrovics and Prof. George L. Kovacs.

During the last few years, SZTAKI and HRTC (Human Resources Training Center of University “Politehnica” of Bucharest) have established a co-operation and knowledge exchange. Currently, they joint consist into submission together with other partners, of a 5th Framework Proposal Project, STAR, on stimulating the access to the Cultural Heritages.
Mr. Popa spent 2 months at MTA SZTAKI, from 15.01.2002 up to 15.03.2002.

GOAL OF THE REPORT
The goals of this report consist in:
 Presenting the work done during the visit of Mr. Popa at MTA SZTAKI
 Indicating the main results of the visit
 Presenting the plans for future collaborations
 Evaluating the visits achievements and summarising the main results.

OBJECTIVES OF THE VISIT
During his visit, Mr. Popa proposed himself to:
•	 Learn and understand the local solutions and to benefit the scientific progress of MTA SZTAKI; 
•	 Prepare new research proposals for submission to the EU into the 5th and the following Framework Programmes;
•	 Work for the preparation of joint conference papers;
•	 Deliver scientific seminar series, technical presentations
•	 Work on his PhD thesis;
•	 Develop a suitable work environment for operating a virtual multimedia laboratory connected with University “Politehnica” of Bucharest.

INTERACTION AT THE INSTITUTE
After the first contact with the realities and getting acquainted with the technical environment at SZTAKI, Mr. Popa started to learn about the current research themes and topics in development of the colleagues at SZTAKI, and with their precious help could understand the specific needs, requirements and local solutions implemented.

In the first week, Mr. Popa sustained an Initial presentation of his expertise and research themes. Principally, was described his interests areas and work results, the PhD Thesis focus, and the common proposal project –STAR- for the EU 5th Framework Programme. This was the basis for the future discussions on common research themes with experts of SZTAKI. At the proposal of Dr. Otto Hutter, the Educational Service Manager at SZTAKI, Mr. Popa has delivered a series of five Multimedia topics technical seminars, focused on Digital Media. This has constituted another basis for co-operation on the running and future projects.
Attending to the numerous seminars and conferences, local or international –and here had to be mentioned that these events are really useful by their high technical contents and valuable information contained related to new fields of research and interdisciplinary co-operation- Mr. Popa got an broad view of the subjects and the important results of the very best experts who are working in the research environment at SZTAKI.

SCIENTIFIC WORK
Using written materials (reports, publication, etc.), Mr. Popa got acquainted with the technical environment at SZTAKI and with the help of CIM Research Laboratory colleagues has used it for his work. He learnt about the current research topics and the projects running at SZTAKI, specifically on themes and projects addressed by the CIM research Laboratory, Educational Service Center, Research Group on Intelligent Manufacturing and Business Processes, 
A main task was to get involved with the formulation of the multimedia research environment, developing a suitable work environment for operating a virtual multimedia-oriented research laboratory connected with the University “Politehnica” of Bucharest. A real-life connection was realised by working on the joint EU research proposal for EU 5th Framework: STAR project proposal.
A great progress has been achieved in simulation and 3D modelling, virtual world environment building in CIM systems. The results had been tested at the Technical University of Budapest, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, experimental robotic and machining CIM cells. He had been working with the new technology of 3D scanning of real-life objects for building digital models in extended databases.
Another concrete result of collaboration was the delivering of two joint publication with participation at two major International Conferences: “VIPRomCom-2002” -The International Symposium on Video/Image Processing and Multimedia Communications, and “Gepeszet 2002”.
Beside scientific work, Mr. Popa was getting acquainted with the industrial solutions by attending to discussions with experts from several Hungarian companies. By participating to an important exhibition of the automation and control industry, has the opportunity to being familiarised with the solutions and the strategies of big companies (PYRAMID, EYEVIS, General Electric, etc.).

A special benefit was achieved by getting acquainted with the SZTAKI’s current research project DIMORF on digitisation of old movies, a special task of our joint project proposal, VIMIMS – an ongoing ODL research project carried out by SZTAKI with other five European research and educational institutes, and another EU project XPERTS- a project management topic based on Rational Unified Process methodologies.
Sharing experiences with former and present Centre of Excellence visiting scientists –at Goethe University Frankfurt where observed the on-site implementations of CNN chip and artificial algorithms for study of Brain Activity for the realisation of an epilepsy warning and preventing system, scientists from Artificial Intelligence Department of Academy of Sciences Sofia, ERCIM guests from Holland and Austria, and others, helped in establishment of true international collaboration in this scientific field.

FUTURE COLLABORATION
Continuous exchange on the research results will be established by regular exchange of publications, and in the same time by preparation of joint publications. The competencies at the CIM Laboratory at SZTAKI and MWPG at HRTC are to a large extent harmonious. This lead to a natural joint contribution and collaboration on common subjects and other topics, involving control, digital media, ODL, Virtual Reality. A virtual laboratory being established between SZTAKI and HRTC provides complementarities in expertise of both sides. A very special aspect of future collaboration consist in preparations for the common proposal in the 6th and following EU Framework Programme.
Based on co-operation realised and results achieved, a joint supervision of PhD thesis became a very interesting near future plan. In the perfect working conditions and with the precious help of this excellently organized institute, a real “Centre of Excellence” any kind of occupation is easy to get done with 101% success.
On the working table are also the development and improvement of the running projects, and a tight co-operation in extending the knowledge network. These kinds of initiatives are very useful for establishing tight collaborations among RTD organisations in Europe.

CONCLUDING REMARKS
The value achieved during this visit cannot be expressed in a short report. All the things are valuable for future, and definitely ensure a tight collaboration among European scientists. 
The visit was more then useful for Alexandru Popa, from all the points of view. Scientifical, Technical, Social, Cultural. The experts friends from SZTAKI have openly presented their results and enabled the visitor to fully get acquainted and to learn about the main results of the Institute. The conditions provided by SZTAKI (working environment, organization, accommodation, access to knowledge, technical infrastructure) were excellent.
This very fruitful and most enjoyable visit at SZTAKI was the result of contribution of the kind people who make me even in this moment to feel and see on my working way, soul and mind the sign of lessons learnt at Budapest. The support I received during my visit were exemplary, and I am very grateful to Dr Geza Haidegger, Prof Dr. George Kovacs, Mrs. Elisabet Zudor Angyalka, Prof.Dr. Lazlo Monostori, Dr. Otto Hutter, Dr. Sandor Kopacsi, Dr. Janos Nacsa, Dr. Istavan Mezgar, Mr. Ferencz Sarkozy, Mr. Szilvester Drozdic, Dr. Kiraly Lazlo, Dr. Renner Gabor and many others.
Very special thanks to Geza and Klara for your hospitality and the enormous time you spent on me and all the pleasant activities that you arranged (I missing the great Budapest Opera performances), Gyuri for the great trips outside Budapest, many thanks. 
“Making virtual bridges of real friendships” is an appropriate name for this Centre of Excellence.
Thanks !

Alexandru-Nicolae POPA, MSc 
Multimedia and Web Technologies Group, Human Resources Training Center at
University “Politehnica” of Bucharest
alexispopa@yahoo.com

PROLAMAT Conference Report –2001November, Budapest

The triennial PROLAMAT conferences focus on computer applications in manufacturing, and have already a respectable history. The first conference in Rome, Italy in 1969 and the next in Budapest, Hungary, addressed the issue of Programming Languages for Machine Tools, and created the acronym PROLAMAT. While the acronym has not changed, the topic has shifted considerably. The conferences have addressed Advances in CAM, Software for Discrete Manufacturing, Human Aspects of CIM and Globalization and Virtual Enterprises; the aim of PROLAMAT 2001 is to demonstrate activities and results that will characterize manufacturing in the 21st century. The conferences have covered a wide geographical area, and have travelled around the globe. They left the European continent for Glasgow, Scotland U.K. in 1976, then went on to Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. in 1979, followed by Leningrad, U.S.S.R. in 1982, and after visiting some European cities it arrived at Tokyo, Japan in 1992. The last few conferences came back to Europe.
The information technology revolution of the 1980s and 1990s made a strong impact on production technology as well as on its management, and many of today’s enterprises can rightly be called digital enterprises. The pervasiveness of computers and networks has enabled the full computerization of production, and further on the whole supply chain. Decision support systems and other management support tools have also become more and more widespread. 
As the web of computer networks gradually expanded, it opened up the possibility of global, computer assisted production, management, etc. Different stages of the design and production process can now be conducted at different parts of the globe, and still be overseen by real-time control and management. Networked activities are not restricted to one enterprise: virtual enterprises allying different companies for the lifetime of a project are heavily relying on computer-enabled communication, cooperation and coordination, and business-to-business (B2B) commercial activities via electronic communication are becoming everyday practice.
The computing power of today’s equipment has reduced the calculation time of modeling and simulation to such an extent that new approaches using computation intensive methods, techniques and algorithms have become feasible to employ. Using modeling and simulation tools a wide range of alternatives can be examined quickly to provide support for decisions. Design and manufacturing time has also been reduced, which allows faster response to market needs. 
The 2001 PROLAMAT focused on one of the greatest new challenges facing these digital enterprises: Life Cycle Approach in Management and Production. In an increasingly environment conscious world manufacturing and production is regarded as part of a larger picture: the product life cycle (production – use – disposal). This approach is characterized by three aspects: technology, economy and ecology (environmental impact). The PROLAMAT conference focused on technology but also included papers on the other two aspects; various solutions for the different activities are described in the papers. While elements of integrating several phases of the product life cycle have been apparent in earlier approaches, such as Design for Manufacturing, Design for Maintenance etc., the life cycle approach looks at the different phases from a holistic aspect.
Modeling can help in calculating the cost of a product, both in the manufacturing stage and in later stages of the product’s life. As cost can be a decisive factor in a product’s success, support tools can be used to facilitate the examination of economy aspects. Other uses of modeling include analysis and simplification of complexities in the supply chain that includes life cycle dependencies. Using the life-cycle approach a product model can be reverse engineered from the intended use and the given set of constraints, and the optimum design is derived from the desired outcome. 
The principal message of the conference was that engineering has to embrace the whole life-cycle of the product, which includes environmental, social and economic sustainability of the production – supply chain, customer use and disposition phases. Life cycle thinking integrates many different processes to give a complete view; from product design to decommissioning and disposal.
Because of several reasons, including the terror attacks against the USA in September the conference had only about 50 registered participants from 23 countries, including Brasil, Japan and the USA – instead of the expected 100-150. This made the conference more friendly, a little workshop-like, which was a positive thing allowing several professional discussions on joint projects, joint R&D activities, etc. 
The importance of the topic was evidenced by the large number of papers submitted to the conference. Due to space limitations only some of them were selected for publication. The papers included in the volume were considered by the program committee to provide the best insight into these issues, and describe solutions for the problems. The selected papers of the conference were published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in a very attractive hardbound book of 556 pages.There were a number of people assisting in the editing process and organising the conference, and we wish to thank everyone who contributed to the success of this conference for their efforts. We hope that this conference will lead to further IFIP TC5 activities in the area, and which will also bring people from industry, research and education closely together. 
The editors:  George L. Kovács, Péter Bertók and Géza Haidegger

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 2
 
WP2 Educational and training courseware, videoconferencing….

•	 Objectives and planned actions:
To give the chances for a wide audience, to improve their knowledge about multimedia technologies. To establish a multimedia service centre and start to create a database of ready materials.
•	Problems encountered:
We had some problems with the interfacing of available HW and SW tools.  
•	Results:
Alexandru Popa from Romania, an expert in MM was helping SZTAKI and we organised a series of multimedia seminars: his presentations are as follows:

1. Multimedia technologies – digitalization process. Workflow guideline 
2. Digital audio guidelines
3. The digital image.
4. The digital video. Digitalization, compression, processing
5. Authoring tools. Applications
About 12 young researchers took part on the presentations and can use the gained knowledge in their work.
In our laboratory we established a Multimedia Service Centre. We purchased a multimedia computer station equipped with professional video digitising and editing tools.

•	Publications and papers, other deliverables:
The content of presentations both in text and ppt. format are available on demand through the web: http://www.sztaki.hu/~reitli/multimedia.html.

2. WP-C Foreign visitors at SZTAKI, operating virtual laboratories
•	Objectives and planned actions:
Foreign experts visiting at SZTAKI will transfer the knowledge of best practice, we can share our experiences and create new common projects. 
•	Problems encountered:
Sometimes the presentation time was short , but the started common work can be followed on Internet base.

•	Results:
Alexandru Popa from Romania spent at SZTAKI      2 months.
Radoslav Pavlov Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – BAS radko@cc.bas.bg Danail Dochev Institute of Information Technologies – BAS dochev@iinf.bas.bg from Bulgaria has just started  spending 2 months at SZTAKI – March and April 2002. We planned a series of  seminars about E-learning where they are to give  their presentations. We elaborated a mutual new Leonardo project PRP-LEARN.
•	Publications and papers, other deliverables:
The contents of presentations both in text and ppt. format will be on the web: http://www.sztaki.hu/~rszabo/index.html.

3. Organizing Workshops, Conferences and Scientific meetings
•	Objectives and planned actions:
Organising a series of scientific meetings, the participants can get knowledge about cryptography and they can joint and implement future projects.
•	Problems encountered:
Lack of finding such a seminar schedule, that suits every interested person, who plans to attend. 
•	Results:
We are in process of 11 events, every week from February to May 20-25 young fellows from SZTAKI and other institutes are discussing about cryptography.
Name	Title-topic	Time	
Pásztor Miklós 	Nyilvános kulcsú titkosítás - elv, fogalmak, példák	2002.febr.26. de.10.00	
Rónyai Lajos 	Algebrai/aritmetikai algoritmusok a kriptográfiában	2002.márc.05. de.11.00	
Mezgár István 	Chipkártyák és kriptográfia	2002.márc.19. de.10.15 	
Uhrin Béla 	Rács-redukció: egy szerszámosláda a kriptoanalista számára	2002.ápr.02. de.10.15	
Csirmaz László	Kriptográfiai protokollok I	2002.ápr.16. de.10.15	
Benczúr András	Kriptográfiai protokollok II	2002.ápr.23. de.10.15	
Szkaliczki Tibor 	Nemzetközi szabványok és ajánlások a kriptográfiában	2002.ápr.30. de.10.15	
Pethő Attila 	Paraméterválasztás a nyilvános kulcsú kriptorendszereknél	2002. máj. 7. de.10.15	
Fekete János	A digitális aláirás törvény és hatása a magyar PKI rendszerekre	2002. máj. 14. de.10.15.	
Endrődi Csilla	Az RSA es az ECC gyakorlati osszehasonlitasa	2002. máj. 21. de.10.15.	
Orvos Péter	Biometrikus felhasználó-azonosítás	2002. máj. 28. de.10.15.	

•	Publications and papers, other deliverables:
The agenda, contents of presentations both in text and ppt. format are available on the web: http://pele.ilab.sztaki.hu/~sztibor/kriptografia.html

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 3

ANALOGIC CNN 

Results:
In this year will be the CNNA2002 (Cellular Neural Networks and their Applications) conference in Frankfurt am Main (Germany). We have submitted   7 contributions. The World Scientific will publish the proceedings of the conference.

From 1st of January 2002 Prof. Tamas Roska have been serving as editor-in-chief  of IEEE Transaction on Circuits and Systems I.

Alessandro Vaccarese MSc. Student of  Prof. Marco Balsi form University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy has been prepering his master thesis in our laboratory on the field of  analogic CNN algorithms  running on CNN-UM chips by using the ALADDIN system.

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 4
Supercomputing Centre

"Sun Grid Engine" – Technical Day

The Supercomputing Centre organised a workshop day on 10th of December, 2001. The subject was the summary of the first year experiences of the supercomputer usage in Hungary, plans for the future, and the Hungarian planned actions in connection with grid. Dr. Wolfgang Gentzsch, the developing director of the Sun Microsystems Grid Computing, and the spiritual master of Sun Grid Engine (SG Grid Engine Distributed Resource Manager
There were 52 Hungarian participants, and one German, Dr. Wolfgang Gentzsch,

Program 
10:00-10:10	Megnyitó	
 		
I. szekció: Sun Grid Engine	
 		
10:10-11:00	Wolfgang Gentzsch (Sun Microsystems): Grid Engine Distributed Resource Manager	
11:00-11:25	Stefán Péter (NIIF): A Sun Grid Engine  	
 		
11:25-11:40	Szünet	
 		
II. szekció: Az NIIF Sun E10000 szuperszámítógép első éves tapasztalatai	
 		
11:40-11:55	Máray Tamás (NIIF): Az NIIF E10000 felhasználásával kapcsolatos tapasztalatok, fejlesztési tervek	
11:55-12:10	Ódor Géza (KFKI MFA): Nemegyensúlyi fázisátalakulások szimulációja MPI környezetben	
12:10-12:25	Fodor Zoltán (ELTE): Erős kölcsönhatás magas hőmérsékleten és sűrűségnél	
12:25-12:40	Schubert Gábor és Pápai Imre (KFKI IKI): Sűrűségfunkcionál számítások: Az ADF programrendszer PVM környezetben	
12:40-12:55	Csonka Gábor (BME): Molekula modellek pontos kvantumkémia módszerekkel	
 		
12:55-13:45	Ebéd	
 		
III. szekció: Grid rendszerek	
 		
13:45-14:35	Wolfgang Gentzsch (Sun Microsystem): Grid Computing, Technology for the Advanced Web	
14:35-15:00	Kacsuk Péter (MTA SZTAKI): A Magyar Szuperszámítógép Grid projekt
Hungarian Supercomputing Grid Project	
 		
15:00-15:15	Szünet	
 		
15:15-15:40	Horváth Ákos (OMSZ), Horányi András (OMSZ), Lovas Róbert (MTA SZTAKI): A MEANDER meteorológiai programcsomag párhuzamosítása P-GRADE-ben 
Parallelisation of the MEANDER Meteorological Program Package in P- GRADE.	
15:40-16:05	Szeberényi Imre (BME), Szulman Péter (BME): Programpárhuzamosítás a Condor Master-Worker koncepciója alapján
Program Parallelisation on the Conception of a Condor Master-Worker	
 		
16:05-16:50	Kerekasztal vita a Sun Szuperszámítógép használatának eddigi tapasztalatairól
Discussion of the experiences of using Sun Supercomputer	
16:50-17:00	Zárszó
Conclusions	
  
Location: Budapest, XIII. ker., Victor Hugo utca 18-22.,   PC-Cluster  room 

Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing
PDP-2002
Gran Canaria Island
January 9th-11th, 2002
No. of participants: 60 
No. of Hungarian participants: 3 
The best 5 papers are published by the Euromicro Journal of System Architectures (JSA)

This event was  organized and scientifically managed , chaired and organized by MTA SZTAKI.

 

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 5
Formal language, agent based computing

Erzsebet Csuhaj-Varju, Ph. D. senior researcher,  head,
Research Group on Modelling Multi-Agent Systems

An active international co-operation is undertaken by this group. Several key experts ‘s visit to our Institute is being prepared. 
The ERCIM  Consortium has  helped us to recruit young scientists from European partner  research institutes, to come and work  in MTA SZTAKI.  Maurice ter Beek will start his work in March. 
Prof. Markus Holzer will also join this lab for March  and April.

Prof. Victor Mitrana has postponed his visit  to the second half of 2002.

E-mail:csuhaj@sztaki.hu, 
csuhaj@luna.iik.sztaki.hu

http://www.sztaki.hu/~csuhaj/ 
http://www.sztaki.hu/mms/ 

Workpackage progress report for workpackage No.WP 6
High-performance scientific computing

We have carried out (the planned) data mining experiments to test  various algorithmic ideas related to the APRIORI algorithms.  We worked with datasets obtained from a major Hungarian Internet service provider. We have written a research paper and a tutorial  related to the subject. 

F. Bodon, L. Ronyai: Trie: an alternative data structure for  data mining; manuscript, submitted to Computers and Math. with Applications;   
F. Bodon: Data mining algorithms (in Hungarian) 1--90. A draft collection of lecture notes. It is still under development. Part of the material has been used at several university courses in Hungary (ELTE, BMGE).  The latest version available at: 
http://www.mit.bme.hu/~bodon   

REGARDING WORKPACKAGE B: 

The members of group played active role in university  education related to our field. We have related courses at Budapest University of Technology, Central European University, Eotvos Lorand University.  We have given seminar lectures at the Technical University  Budapest, Szeged University on related topics. 

REGARDING WP C 

  Ulrich Meyer, Max Planck Institute, Saarbrucken visited us in Jan-Feb 2002. 

We worked on problems of joint interest on external memory algorithms. He gave a lecture on his speciality at SZTAKI and gave a highly successful tutorial at the Algorithms-class of L. Ronyai at BMGE. These - in addition to students of the class - were attended by some specialists from industry.  
 To respond to the great interest here on outer memory computations,  Dr. Meyer established a webpage of iportant links on the subject, which is designed to help beginners to acquire rudimental information in the field.

Dr. Tamas Lukovszki, Univ. of Paderborn, March-April 2001.

We worked on algorithmic issues related to routing problems in ad hoc mobile communication networks. He gave an insightful overview of his work, and joint research with Andras Benczur. 

REGARDING WP D:

We are active in the oragnization of the largest Hungarian  Conference related to computing: Informatics in Higher Education IF'2002 (please see their webpage at www.date.hu/if2002).

Janos Demetrovics is the president of the conference, Lajos Ronyai is a memebr of the PC. At the latest PC-meeting we finalized the scientific program. 

REGARDING WORKPACKAGE E:

Dr. Gabor Ivanyos  visited Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay  in November-December 2001, and Jan-Feb 2002. 
Dr. Katalin Friedl  Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay  February-June 2002. 
The objective of these visits is to set up a long term  cooperation in the field of quantum computations. 

We have a joint paper: G. Ivanyos, M. Santha: Efficient quantum test for abelian groups. (manuscript, 2002) 

PLANS  to WP6:

We intend to develop solutions to subproblems related to data mining applications. We intend to use these to demonstrate (to students, industry partners) the  applicability of scientific computing results and paradigms.  We plan to maintain our strong presence in university  education of these subjects.  

To WP E:

June, 2002 Dr. Ronyai visits the ETH of Zurich  The purpose of the visit is discussion of issues  in symbolic computation with the Swiss partner. 

To WP D: 

Successful organization of IF'2002 in August 2002.

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 7

SZTAKI in PLANET: An Introduction

L. Monostori and J. Váncza

The Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences – SZTAKI in short – performs basic and application-oriented research in the fields of computer science, intelligent systems, process control, wide-area networking and multimedia. The Institute is active in graduate and post-graduate education, cooperating with most of the technical universities in Hungary. The European Research Consortium of Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) granted full membership to the Institute in 1994. SZTAKI is a PLANET node since 2000.

In SZTAKI, members of the Laboratory of Engineering and Management Intelligence have been working for more than a decade on planning, scheduling and production management problems of manufacturing. The Laboratory has a long-standing interest in modular design, manufacturing process planning, distributed scheduling, holonic manufacturing systems, agent-based control and the simulation of production systems, as well as in the management of production networks. The Laboratory has regularly contributed to the Holonic Manufacturing Systems (HMSs) project of the worldwide Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) initiative.

Our recent planning and scheduling related research topics are as follows:

Emergent production planning and scheduling We have an interest in the emergent control of manufacturing systems that operate under uncertain and complex conditions [6]. We have developed a multi-agent model for solving integrated order processing and dynamic production scheduling problems. The model is based on the economic rationality of individual agents, though, by the application of a special incentive mechanism, reconciles autonomous and cooperative behavior. Hence, the model paves the way toward so-called holonic manufacturing systems [1,7]. Further on, we have developed an adaptable order selection and resource allocation model where production balancing is made by reinforcement learning.  

Constraint-based computer-aided manufacturing process planning Recently, we have modeled computer-aided manufacturing process planning (CAPP) as a large-scale constrained optimization problem.The model captures several kinds of resource, operation ordering and grouping (so-called setup) constraints. Two planner systems have been built on the top of general-purpose constraint programming systems [2,8]. The planners can cope with conditional and antagonistic (soft) constraints as well. The model is generic: it was validated in the domains of machining prismatic parts and of bending sheet metals. Recently, customized search methods have been developed that combine constraint satisfaction, branch-and-bound search and multi-dimensional Pareto optimization. In the bending domain, planning was integrated with geometric reasoning. 

Modelling industrial manufacturing systems:  A method was developed to model complex production process and process chains. The method that combines simulation and artificial neural network techniques was applied in the optimization of process parameters [5]. We participate also in an international research consortium whose goal is to establish a virtual institute focused on knowledge sharing and integration of competencies in modelling and designing industrial manufacturing systems. This project applies on-line distance learning (ODL) techniques to develop a portal applicable both for research and educational purposes.

The follow-up of these works is a currently launched mid-term national R&D project on digital factories. The project, which is running with substantial industrial participation, focuses on resource-constrained project management, production planning, tele-presence and interactive multimedia, as well as on the monitoring of complex production processes.

SZTAKI helped to organize international conferences on the application of AI in manufacturing and engineering - such as the 2nd World Congress on Intelligent Manufacturing Processes and Systems [3] and IEA/AIE-2001, the 14th International Conference on Industrial & Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems [4].

References

[1]	Bongaerts, L.; Monostori, L.; McFarlane, D.; Kádár, B.: Hierarchy in distributed shop floor control. Computers in Industry, 43(2),123-137, (2000).
[2]	Márkus, A., Váncza, J.: Process planning with conflicting and conditional advice. Annals of the CIRP, 50(1), 327–330, (2001). 
[3]	Monostori, L. (ed.), Proc. of the 2nd World Congress on Intelligent Manufacturing Processes and Systems, Budapest, June 1997, Springer.
[4]	Monostori, L., Váncza, J., Ali, M. (eds.): Proc. 14th Int. Conf. on Industrial & Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems, Budapest, June 2001, Springer LNAI 2070.
[5]	Monostori, L.; Viharos, Zs.J.: Hybrid, AI- and simulation-supported optimisation of process chains and production plants. Annals of the CIRP, 50(1), 353-356, (2001).
[6]	Ueda, K.; Márkus, A.; Monostori, L.; Kals, H.J.J.; Arai, T.: Emergent synthesis methodologies for manufacturing. Annals of the CIRP, 50(2), 535-551, (2001).
[7]	Váncza, J., Márkus, A.: An agent model for incentive-based production scheduling. Computers in Industry, 43(2), 173–187, (2000).
[8]	Váncza, J., Márkus, A.: A constraint engine for manufacturing process planning. In: Walsh, T. (ed.): Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming - CP 2001, Springer LNCS 2239, 745–759, (2001).

Links
www.sztaki.hu
www.sztaki.hu/ake/ai/
www.sztaki.hu/conferences/ieaaie2001/
http://www-lag.ensieg.inpg.fr/~vimims/main.htm
Laboratory of Engineering and Management Intelligence

EUREKA FACTORY UMBRELLA 
SZTAKI is promoting the European joint research and development in Factory automation  by disseminating  research ideas and gaining the support and co-operation of industrial partners to bring the results close to marketing.  EUREKA FACTORY events are  organised twice a year in Europe.  In October 2001, the meeting was held in Edinburgh.

IMS NOE

SZTAKI took part in the successful Network of Excellence proposal on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS NOE). Moreover, SZTAKI is the leader of the subgroup on Manufacturing Scheduling and Control in the Extended Enterprise. 

The main medium-term goals of the NOE are: to strengthen the European involvement in the world-wide IMS community;  provide a stimulating and high-quality forum for discussion, exchange of ideas, planning for collaboration and debates about trends, research and further developments of IMS concepts; provide a Web-based Benchmarking Service for the research and industrial community;  provide a Technology Observatory to elaborate and update at regular intervals Technology Roadmaps and Expertise Maps within the Network's scope at European level; to anticipate the EU's scientific and technological needs in order to help the EU to react rapidly to new scientific and technological developments. 

VIMIMS

SZTAKI took part in the SOCRATES-MINERVA Program of the European Union with the successful proposal: VIVIMS: Virtual Institute for the Modelling of Industrial Manufacturing Systems. 

The main objective of the project is to establish a Virtual Institute specifically focused on knowledge sharing and integration of competencies in the educational and research area of Modelling and Design of Industrial Manufacturing Systems (MIMS). The adoption of ICT tools will be functional to a first reorganisation of the current learning process, by integrating conventional modes with the most innovative approaches based on ODL.
At the end of January, a 2 day VIMINS working conference was organised at SZTAKI.

E-Factory DNA

SZTAKI - as the member of the Scientific Committee in the E-Factory DNA EUREKA Cluster Project on Products, Processes, Enterprises for competitiveness and sustainability of European Manufacturing Industry towards globalisation and new economy. 

ERCIM WORKING GROUP ON CONSTRAINTS

SZTAKI joined, as a full member of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM), the so-named ERCIM Working Group on Constraints. 
Constraints have recently emerged as a research area that combines researchers from a number of fields, including Artificial Intelligence, Programming Languages, Symbolic Computing and Computational Logic. Current research in this area deals with various foundational issues, with implementation aspects and with new applications of constraint programming. Our main concern is in this area in the application of the constraint technology to large-scale combinatorial optimization problems with industrial background such as  process planning, production planning, scheduling. 
The WG brings ERCIM researchers together , involved in research on the subject of Constraints. Its aims are to promote research on this subject within the ERCIM institutions, facilitate the exchange of information, co-ordinate efforts in technology transfer, and facilitate the exchange of researchers for short and long visits. The ERCIM WG on Constraints has at the moment 15 member institutes. 

Results in publications:

SZTAKI joined, as a full member of the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM), the so-called ERCIM Working Group on Constraints. 
	J. Váncza participated and gave a presentation at the 7th Int. Conf. On the Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2001), November 2001, Paphos Cypres.  All ERCIM colleagues gathered at the CP conference and subsequent workshops. 
	 VÁNCZA, J. – MÁRKUS, A.: A constraint engine for manufacturing process planning. In: Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming – CP 2001, 7th Int. Conf., 2001, Paphos, Cyprus, (Ed.: Walsh, T.), Springer LNCS 2239, 745–759, (2001).

Ilie-Zudor, E.; Kádár, B.; Monostori, L.; Cavalieri, S.; Wiendahl, H.P.; Von Cieminski, G.; di Mascolo, M.; Campi, A.; Santambrogio, N.: VIMIMS: Virtual institute for the modelling of industrial manufacturing systems: An international platform for teaching and research, Third Conference on Mechanical Engineering, May 30-31, 2002, Budapest, Hungary, (in print)

[P227]	Cavalieri, S.; Garetti, M.; Macchi, M.; Campi, A.; Collina, F.; Colorni, A.; Locatelli, I.; Longeri, T.; Von Cieminski, G.; Lopitzsch, J.; di Mascolo, M.; Frein, Y.; Kádár, B.; Monostori, L.; Ilie-Zudor, E.; Meroni, A.; Santambrogio, N.: VIMIMS: Virtual Institute for the Modelling of Industrial Manufacturing Systems: Integration of on-line and “face to face” learning in an international platform for teaching and research, IFIP World Computer Congress, 17th Edition, August 25-30, 2002, Montreal, Canada, (in print)

Regarding Workpackage D: Organising Workshops, Conferences and scientific meetings:
The PROLAMAT Conference also relates to WP 7. (together with WP8). A successful international conference was held by our Institute, and  KLUVER publisher has printed the proceedings.  

Regarding Workpackage E: Visits to another research centre: 
Edinburgh was hosting the EUREKA FACTORY working group meeting in October.   Co-operation with industrial  firms and research partners were initiated.

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 8

Virtual Laboratory for EE, VE  
PLANET networking

WE had been working on the development of our CIM Research Laboratory to open co-operation means for exploiting the Extended Enterprise research theme, the Virtual Enterprise theme  and the related themes  for internationally accessible resources. Our visiting professor   from France continued to work for this program. The Network with Sofia University and Rennes are being advanced, and a UNESCO  support is  envisaged to make this cooperation run smoothly. 
The PLANET  working group is continuously active.
The PROLAMAT Conference  was a major activity in this field.   

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.:9

Group Decision Support Systems

Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems  Head: Tamas Rapcsak

With the significant assistance of the members of the Laboratory, the Hungarian Operations Research Society (HORS) continues organizing the dissemination of newest developments in operations research. At the annual conference in 2001 (October 17-20, Debrecen) the members of the Lab gave several talks. 

The Head, Prof. Rapcsák coedited the a special issue for European Journal of Operations research (EJOR) containing the papers delivered at EURO 2000, the world congress in operations research. The issue is in print now.
The volume of lectures on operations research delivered at Assembly Meeting 2000, Millennium at the Academy, were coedited by Prof. Rapcsák came out of print just now.
Another conference proceedings collecting the selected papers read at International Conference on Numerical Methods and Computational Mechanics in 1998, Miskolc was coedited by Prof. Balla and published as a special issue of Intern.J.Computers and Math. with Appl.

The weekly seminars at the Laboratory became a meeting point for researchers from the universities of Budapest and the countryside. Prof. J.Sun of National University of Singapore and  Prof. P. Lancaster of University of Calgary, Canada visiting here for a short period gave talks titled Semismooth Matrix-Valued Equations and Recent Results in Perturbation Theory for Analytic Matrix Functions, respectively.

Holder of the Humboldt Scholarship Dr. Mészáros gave a talk aiming at acquainting the colleagues with the aims and scopes of the scholarship. Results of his visit at FU Berlin and the work on development the interior point algorithms and their implementation made in cooperation with researchers at FU Berlin were delivered. 

Research on equilibrium systems, variational inequalities and related topics as well as on differential algebraic equations is going on in international cooperation with professors of University of Pisa and  HU Berlin, Computer Centre of Russian Academy of Sci. Recent  results are in print in acknowledged journals.

Participation (by Dr. J. Fülöp and M. Prill) in SIADCERO project (Strategic Integrated Assessment of Dynamic Carbon Emission Reduction Policies) of European Union resulted in development of modelling tools and computational algorithms for analysis of the strategic interests and policy options of the EU in international negotiations on climate change. Game theory approach and the Excel add-in for the computation enabled evaluation of several versions. 

A postdoc from Zagreb University, Croatia, V. Horvat visiting the Laboratory for almost a year learnt here the DAE and DE theory. He ended up his stay here with a paper written jointly with a member of the Lab (Balla). The paper is in print now. 

For other publications related to the activities in WP9 see the list of publications
Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 10
Distributed Digital Library
(Department of Distributed Systems)

1.	Ronald Anton Scheidl concluded his visit at this lab,

2. EDEN (European Democracy Electronic Network) EU proposal   under preparation (NAS proposal) 
 
3. Managing the global Web page for the HUNG-TING  
 
4. EUTIST-AMI EU cluster contract negotiation   accepted,  

5. planning for infrastructure for videoconferencing 

6. PublicVoiceXML project proposal submission IST 2001 34546

7. VASP project proposal submission IST 

8. GENESYS project proposal submission IST

9. IT3 project proposal submission IST

10. PhD. thesis for Andras Micsik- on Web based collaborative working methods

11. WWW 2003 (World Wide Web World Congress) in Budapest 2003 needs a very high effort.

Workpackage progress report for Workpackage No.: 12
(Department of Control Systems)

Progress: The laboratory has been set up to research the theory and methods of intelligent supervision, control, and communication systems. Further development aims, which are close to the specified requirements of the vehicle industry, are the research into the fault tolerant and re-configurable systems, the intelligent sensors and detection systems, the automatic lane departure, detection of obstacles and accidents, and navigation systems based on the GPS technology.

Results: 
Euroconform complex retraining of specialists in road transport
Identification and control of vehicle dynamics, in preparation

Foreign visitors at SZTAKI, operating virtual laboratories:

Prof. F. Szigeti , University of Los Andes, Merida, Venezuela, 10/12/01 – 03/01/02 
Prof. C. E. Vera,  University of Caracas, Venezuela, 10/12/01 – 03/01/02 
Prof. G.L. Gissinger, Universite de haute Alsace, Mulhouse, France, 13-15/02/2002
Prof. Gianfranco Rizzo, University of Salerno, Italy, 5-6/01/2002
Prof. Cesare Pianese, University of Salerno, Italy, 15-16/02/2002

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 2001

Analogical and Neural Computing Systems Laboratory						2
(Analogikai és Neurális Számítások Laboratóriuma)
Research Group on Modelling Multi-Agent Systems						7
(Multi-ágens Rendszerek Modellezése Kutató Csoport)

Laboratory of Engineering and Management Intelligence
(Intelligens Rendszerek Laboratóriuma)

	Research Group on Artificial Intelligence Methods in Mechanical Engineering			8
	(Intelligens Gépészeti Rendszerek Kutató Csoport)

	Research Group on Intelligent Manufacturing and Business Processes				10
	(Intelligens Gyártási és Üzleti Folyamatok Kutató Csoport)

	Expert Systems Research Group								12
	(Szakértői Rendszerek Kutató Csoport)

Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Research Laboratory					13
(Számítógéppel Integrált Gyártás Kutató Laboratórium)

Geometric Modelling and Computer Vision Laboratory						15
(Geometriai Modellezés és Számítógépes Látás  Laboratórium)

Informatics Laboratory									17
(Informatika Kutató Laboratórium)

Applied Mathematics Laboratory
(Alkalmazott Matematika Laboratórium)
	Stochastic Systems Research Group							19
	(Sztochasztikus Rendszerek Kutató Csoport)

	Group of Mathematical Physics								20
	(Matematikai Fizika Csoport)

	Group of Discrete Structures								20
	(Diszkrét Struktúrák Csoport)

Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems					21
(Operációkutatási és Döntési Rendszerek Kutató Csoport)

Systems and Control Laboratory								24
(Rendszer-és Irányításelméleti Laboratórium)
	Combinatorical Computer Science Research Group						29
	(Kombinatorikus Számítástudományi Kutató Csoport)

Power Electronics Department								29
(Teljesítményelektronikai Osztály)

Parallel and Distributed Systems Laboratory							31
(Párhuzamos és Elosztott Rendszerek Laboratórium)

Development Division									33
(Autonóm Fejlesztő Egység)

Miscellaneous / (Egyéb)									34
Books, edited books, lecture notes / (Könyvek, szerkesztett könyvek, jegyzetek)			34
Authors index (Mutató)									37

Analogical and neural computing laboratory

[1]	BÁLYA, D. - ROSKA, B. - ROSKA, T. - WERBLIN, F. S.: A CNN model framework and simulator for biological sensory systems.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 1.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 357-360.  (N)

[2]	BERKE J. - CSETVERIKOV D. - FAZEKAS A. - GÁCSI Z. -  SZABÓ J. - SZIRÁNYI T.: Képfeldogozások alkalmazásának eredményei Magyarországon.
In: Magyar informatikusok II. világtalálkozója. Budapest, 2000. (Szerk.: Nagy L.) 1. köt.
Budapest, LSI, 2001. pp. 253-260.

[3]	BESZTERI, I. - BEZÁK, T. - SZOLGAY, P.: An analogic CNN algorithm - a switch implementation.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 1.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 369-372.

[4]	BESZTERI, I.. - BEZÁK, T. - SZOLGAY, P.: An analogic CNN algorithm - a switch implementation.
Research report of the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory DNS-1-2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 13 p.

[5]	CZÚNI, L. - SZIRÁNYI, T.: Motion segmentation and tracking with edge relaxation and optimization using fully parallel methods in the cellular nonlinear network architecture.
Real-Time Imaging. 7 (1) : 77-95. (2001)  (0,303)

[6]	FÖLDESY, P. - RODRÍGUEZ-VÁZQUEZ, A.: Behavioral modeling concept and practice of CNN-UM VLSI implementations.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 3.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 97-100.  (N)

[7]	GACSÁDI, A. - SZOLGAY, P.: Interpolation of 2D signals using CNN.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 1.
	Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 349-352.

[8]	HIDVÉGI, T. - BEZÁK, T. - KERESZTES, P. - SZOLGAY, P.: A re-configurable arithmetic units of an emulated digital CNN-UM.
In: IEEE design and diagnostics of electronic circuits and systems. IEEE DDECS 2001. Fourth international workshop. (Eds.: J. Hlavicka et al.)
Győr, IEEE, 2001. pp. 195-200.

[9]	HIDVÉGI, T. - SZOLGAY, P.: Short circuit detection on printed circuit boards during the manufacturing process by using an analogic CNN algorithm.
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 494-501.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (0,253)

[10]	HIDVÉGI, T. - SZOLGAY, P.: Some new analogic CNN algorithms for PCB quality control.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 1.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 365-368.

[11]	KIM, H. - SON, H. - ROSKA,T. - CHUA, L. O.: Dependant distance potential source algorithm for optimal path finding with the analogic CNN.
In: IEEE international symposium on circuits and systems. ISCAS 2001. Sydney, 2001. Vol. 3.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 101-104.  (N)

[12]	KIM, H. - PARK, Y. - ROSKA, T. - CHUA, L. O.: Optimal path finding with space variant metric weights via multilayer CNN-UM.
In: IEEE international symposium on circuits and systems. ISCAS 2001. Sydney, 2001. Vol. 3.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 429-432.  (N)

[13]	LEVENDOVSZKY, J. - FANCSALI, A. - VÉGSŐ, Cs. - van der MEULEN, E.C.: CNN based algorithms for QoS routing with incomplete information.
In: 22nd symposium on information and communication theory in the Benelux. Enschede, 2001. pp. 45-52.  N

[14]	LEVENDOVSZKY, J. - FANCSALI, A.: CNN based real-time call admission control in packet switched networks.
	In: Proceedings of Polish - Czech - Hungarian workshop on signal processing and telecommunication networks. Budapest, 2001.
	2001. pp. 

[15]	LEVENDOVSZKY, J.: Congestion and Admission Control, transport protocols and routing.
EURESCOM Report, P-1112, 2001

[16]	LEVENDOVSZKY, J. - DÁVID, T. - ELEK, Zs.: Novel adaptive algorithms for neural based call admission control algorithms in ATM networks.
	In: Proceedings of Polish - Czech - Hungarian workshop on signal processing and telecommunication networks. Budapest, 2001.
	2001. pp.

[17]	LEVENDOVSZKY, J. - FANCSALI, A. - VÉGSŐ, Cs. - RÉTVÁRI, G.: QoS routing with incomplete information by analog computing algorithms.
In: Quality of future internet servies. Second COST 263 international workshop, QofIS 2001. Proceedings. Coimbra, 2001. (Eds.: M. I. Smirnov et al.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 127-137.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2156.)  (0,390)

[18]	LEVENDOVSZKY, J. - VÉGSŐ, Cs.: QoS routing with incomplete information using large deviation approach.
	In: Proceedings of Polish - Czech - Hungarian workshop on signal processing and telecommunication networks. Budapest, 2001.
2001. pp.

[19]	NAGY, Z. - SZOLGAY, P.: An emulated digital CNN-UM implementation on FPGA with programmable accuracy.
In: IEEE design and diagnostics of electronic circuits and systems. IEEE DDECS 2001. Fourth international workshop. (Eds.: J. Hlavicka et al.)
Győr, IEEE, 2001. pp. 203-208.

[20]	PETRÁS, I. - ROSKA, T. - CHUA, L. O.: New spatial-temporal patterns and the first programmable on-chip bifurcation test-bed.
Research report of the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory DNS-6-2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 30 p.  N

[21]	REKECZKY, Cs. - CZEILINGER, Zs. - CSEREY, Gy. - KÉK, L. - SZATMÁRI, A. - ROSKA, T.: 3D echocardiography powered by CNN technology.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 3.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 289-292.

[22]	REKECZKY,Cs. - ROSKA, T.: Analogic cellular PDE machines.
Research report of the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory DNS-2-2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 33 p.

[23]	REKECZKY, Cs., - ROSKA, T.: Calculating local and global PDEs by analogic diffusion and wave algorithms.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 2.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 17-20.

[24]	REKECZKY, Cs. - ROSKA, T.: Cellular arrays.
In: Wiley encyclopedia of electrical and electronics engineering. (Ed.: J. G. Webster.)
London, Wiley, 2001. 

[25]	REKECZKY, Cs. - SZATMÁRI, I. - FÖLDESY, P.: Computing on silicon with trigger-waves: experiments on CNN-UM chips.
In: IEEE international symposium on circuits and systems. ISCAS 2001. Sydney, 2001. Vol. 3.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 49-52.

[26]	REKECZKY, Cs.: Locally adaptive image processing based on PDE and non-PDE related diffusion models.
Research report of the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory DNS-3-2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 38 p.

[27]	REKECZKY, Cs. - ROSKA, B. - NEMETH, E. - WERBLIN, F. S.: The network behind spatio-temporal patterns: building low-complexity retinal models in CNN based on morphology, pharmacology and physiology.
International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications. 29 (2) : 197-239. (2001)  (N)  (0,485)

[28]	ROSKA, T.: AnaLogic wave computers - wave-type algorithms: canonical description, computer classes, and computational complexity.
In: IEEE international symposium on circuits and systems. ISCAS 2001. Sydney, 2001. Vol. 3.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 41-44.

[29]	ROSKA, T.: Notes on the complexity of computations on analogic wave computers.
Research report of the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory DNS-8-2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 14 p.

[30]	SZIRÁNYI, T. - TÓTH, Z.: Optimization of paintbrush rendering of images by dynamic MCMC methods.
In: Energy minimization methods in computer vision and pattern recognition. Third international workshop, EMMCVPR-2001. Proceedings. Sophia Antipolis, 2001.
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 201-215.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2134.)  (0,390)

[31]	SZIRÁNYI, T. - KOPILOVIC, I.: Contribution of Dennis Gabor to the theory of image processing.
In: Magyar informatikusok II. világtalálkozója. Budapest, 2000. (Szerk.: Nagy L.) 1. köt.
Budapest, LSI, 2001. pp. 165-172.  (N)

[32]	TŐKÉS, Sz. - ORZÓ,L. - TÖRÖK, L. - AYOUB, A. - ROSKA, T.: An advanced joint Fourier transform correlator (JTC).
In: Diffractive optics 2001. EOS topical meeting on diffractive optics. Budapest, 2001.
Budapest, OPAKFI, 2001. pp. 128-129. + CD
(European Optical Society topical meeting digest series 30.)  (N)

[33]	TŐKÉS, Sz. - KAS, I. - TÓTH, A. - PÄÄKKÖNEN, P. - TURUNEN, J.: An interference patterning equipment using DOE array.
In: Diffractive optics 2001. EOS topical meeting on diffractive optics. Budapest, 2001.
Budapest, OPAKFI, 2001. pp. 130-131. + CD
(European Optical Society topical meeting digest series 30.)  (N)

[34]	TŐKÉS, Sz. - ORZÓ, L. - REKECZKY, Cs. - ZARÁNDY, Á. - ROSKA, T.: Dennis Gabor as the initiator of optical computing. Importance and prospects of optical computing and an optical implementation of the CCN-UM computer.
In: Magyar informatikusok II. világtalálkozója. Budapest, 2000. (Szerk.: Nagy L.) 1. köt.
Budapest, LSI, 2001. pp. 173-187.

[35]	TŐKÉS, Sz. - ORZÓ, L. - ROSKA, T.: Design aspects of an optical correlator based CNN implementation.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 1.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 353-356.

[36]	TŐKÉS, Sz. - ORZÓ, L. - VÁRÓ, Gy. - DÉR, A. - ORMOS, P. - ROSKA, T.: Programmable analogic cellular optical computer using bacteriorhodopsin as analog rewriteable image memory.
In: Bioelectronic applications of photochromic pigments (Eds.: A. Dér, L. Keszthelyi.)
Amsterdam, IOS Press, 2001. pp. 54-73.
(NATO science series. Ser. 1. Life and behavioural sciences 335.)

[37]	TŐKÉS, Sz. - ORZÓ, L. - ROSKA, T.: Programmable opto-electronic CNN implementation provides a new and powerful tool for image processing applications.
Research report of the Analogical and Neural Computing Laboratory DNS-9-2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 16 p.

[38]	WERBLIN, F. - ROSKA, B. - BÁLYA, D. - REKECZKY, Cs. - ROSKA, T.: Implementing a retinal visual language in CNN: a neuromorphic study.
In: IEEE international symposium on circuits and systems. ISCAS 2001. Sydney, 2001. Vol. 3.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 333-336.  (N)

[39]	ZARÁNDY, Á.: ACE box: high-performance visual computer based on the ACE4k analogic array processor chip.
In: Circuit paradigm in the 21st century. ECCTD ’01. Proceedings of the 15th European conference on circuit theory and design. Espoo, 2001. (Eds.: V. Porra et al.) Vol. 1.
Espoo, Helsinki University of Technology, 2001. pp. 361-364.

Research Group on Modelling Multi-Agent Systems

[40]	ARTHI, K. - KRITHIVASAN, K. - CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E.: On the number of rules in components of cooperating distributed grammar systems with probabilities.
In: Third international workshop on descriptional complexity of automata, grammars and related structures. Preproceedings. Vienna, 2001. (Eds.: J. Dassow, D. Wotschke.)
Magdeburg - Wien, IFIP - Technische Universität, 2001. pp. 35-46.
(Otto-von-Guericke Universität. Magdeburg. Fakultät für Informatik. Preprint 16.)  (N)

[41]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E. - MARTÍN-VIDE, C. - MITRANA, V.: Multiset automata.
In: Multiset processing. Mathematical, computer science, and molecular computing points of view. (Eds.: C. S. Calude, Gh. Paun, G. Rozenberg, A. Salomaa.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 69-83.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2235.)  (N)  (0,390)

[42]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E.: Networks of language processors.
In: Current trends in theoretical computer science. Entering the 21st century. (Eds.: Gh. Paun, G. Rozenberg, A. Salomaa.)
Singapore, World Scientific, 2001. pp. 771-790.

[43]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E - SALOMAA, A.: Networks of language processors: parallel communicating systems.
In: Current trends in theoretical computer science. Entering the 21st century. (Eds.: Gh. Paun, G. Rozenberg, A. Salomaa.)
Singapore, World Scientific, 2001. pp. 791-810.  (N)

[44]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E.: On size complexity of context-free returning parallel communicating grammar systems.
In: Where mathematics, computer science, linguistics and biology meet. Essays in honour of Gheorghe Paun. (Eds.: C. Martín-Vide, V. Mitrana.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp. 37-49.

[45]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E. - VASZIL, Gy.: On context-free parallel communicating grammar systems: synchronization, communication, and normal forms.
Theoretical Computer Science. 255 (1-2) : 511-538. (2001)  (0,417)

[46]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E. - VASZIL, Gy.: Parallel communicating grammar systems with incomplete information communication.
In: Developments in language theory. 5th international conference, DLT 2001. Preproceedings. Wien, 2001. (Ed.: W. Kuich.)
Wien, Technische Universität, 2001. pp. 381-392.

[47]	CSUHAJ-VARJÚ, E. - VASZIL, Gy.: Test tube systems with objects.
Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology. 4 (1-2) : 49-58. (2001)

LABORATORY OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT INTLLIGENCE
RESEARCH GROUP OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

[48]	DEÁK, F. - KOVÁCS, A. - VÁNCZA, J. - DOBROWIECKI, T.: Hierarchical knowledge-based process planning in manufacturing.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 428-439.  (N)

[49]	EKÁRT, A. - NÉMETH, S. Z.: A noncontinuous generalization of the arithmetic-geometric mean.
Applied Mathematics and Computation. 124 (2) : 261-279. (2001)  (0,349)

[50]	EKÁRT, A. - NÉMETH, S. Z.: Selection based on the Pareto nondomination criterion for controlling code growth in genetic programming.
Genetic Programming and Evolvable Machines. 2 : 61-73. (2001)

[51]	EKÁRT, A. - NÉMETH, S. Z.: Stability of distributive and ideal AHP models with respect to the addition of a new alternative.
In: ISAHP 2001. 6th international symposium on the analytic hierarchy process. Proceedings. Berne, 2001.
Berne, 2001. pp. 87-91.

[52]	EKÁRT, A. - NÉMETH, S. Z.: Stability analysis of tree based decision principles.
In: Decision Analysis and Artificial Intelligence. Proceedings of the XIXth Euro Summer Institute.Toulouse, 2001.
Toulouse, IRIT, 2001. pp 65-73.

[53]	GULYÁS, L. - VINCZE, T.: Automated trading experiments with MAML.
In: Agent-based methods in economics and finance: simulations in swarm. (Eds.: F. Luna, A. Perrone.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp. 39-61. p.

[54]	MÁRKUS, A. - VÁNCZA, J.: Process planning with conditional and conflicting advice.
Annals of the CIRP. 50 (1) : 327-330. (2001). 

[55]	MÁRKUS, A. - VÁNCZA, J.: Product line design with customer preferences.
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 846-855.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (0,253)

[56]	UEDA, K. - MÁRKUS A. - MONOSTORI L. - KALS, H. J. J. - ARAI, T.: Emergent synthesis methodologies for manufacturing.
Annals of the CIRP. 50 (2) : 535-551. (2001).  (N)

[57]	VÁNCZA, J. - MÁRKUS, A.: A constraint engine for manufacturing process planning.
In: Principles and practice of constraint programming – CP 2001. (Ed.: T. Walsh.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 745–759.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2239.)  (0, 390)

[58]	VÁNCZA, J. - MÁRKUS, A.: Solving conditional and conflicting constraints in manufacturing process planning.
In: CP-AI-OR’01. Third international workshop on integration of AI and OR techniques in constraint programming for combinatorial optimization problems. Proceedings. Ashford, 2001.
Ashford, CONSET, 2001. pp. 97-112.

RESEARCH GROUPP OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTORING AND BUSINESS PROCESSES

[59]	ERDÉLYI, F. - HORVÁTH, M. - KULCSÁR B. - MONOSTORI L. - RENNER G. - TÓTH T.: Számítástechnika, informatika a gépgyártás-technológiában. (Informatics in manufacturing technology.) (in Hungarian) 
In: A technológia helyzete és jövője. (Szerk.: Prohászka J.)
Budapest, MTA, 2001. pp. 157-186. 
(Magyarország az ezredfordulón. Stratégiai kutatások a Magyar Tudományos Akadémián. Műhelytanulmányok)

[60]	ILIE-ZUDOR, E. - MONOSTORI, L.: Agent-based support for handling environmental and life-cycle issues. 
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 812-820.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (0,253)

[61]	ILIE-ZUDOR, E. - MONOSTORI, L.: Modelling and management of production networks.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. . 60-71.

[62]	KÁDÁR, B. - MONOSTORI, L.: Adaptive agents in distributed manufacturing systems.
In: 10th IFAC symposium on information control problems in manufacturing. INCOM 2001. Vienna, 2001.
Vienna University of Technology, 2001. (CD) [6 p.]

[63]	KÁDÁR, B. - MONOSTORI, L.: Approaches to increase the performance of agent-based production systems.
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 612-621.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (0,253)

[64]	KÁDÁR, B. - MONOSTORI, L.: Distributed control of manufacturing systems through adaptive agents.
In: Dynamic control and management system in manufacturing processes for the optimization of throughput and energy usage. DYCOMANS. Phase 2. Workshop 2. Integrated Control of Manufacturing. The Workshop preprint. Bucharest, 2001.  (Eds.: A. Stoica, A. M. Stanescu, C. Scarlat)
Bucharest, Paideira Publishing House, 2001. pp. 97-103.

[65]	MONOSTORI, L. - KÁDÁR, B. - VIHAROS, Zs. J. - MEZGÁR, I. - STEFÁN, P.: Combined use of simulation and AI/machine learning techniques in designing manufacturing processes and systems.
International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Production. 3 (2-4) : 111-117. (2000)

[66]	MONOSTORI, L. - VIHAROS, Zs. J.: Hybrid, AI- and simulation-supported optimisation of process chains and production plants. 
Annals of the CIRP. 50 (1) : 353-356. (2001)

[67]	MONOSTORI, L.: Intelligent manufacturing processes and systems. 
In: Symposium on the 50th anniversary of Department of Manufacturing Engineering of Budapest University of Technology and Economics. (BUTE). Budapest, 2001.
Budapest, BUTE, 2001. pp. 17-30. 

[68]	MONOSTORI, L.: Intelligent techniques for managing complexity, changes and uncertainties in manufacturing.
In: 10th IFAC symposium on information control problems in manufacturing. INCOM 2001. Vienna, 2001.
Vienna, University of Technology, 2001. (CD) [12 p.]

[69]	MONOSTORI, L.: Intelligent techniques for quality control and management.
In: International working conference on total quality management - Advanced and intelligent approaches. Proceedings. Subotica, 2001. (Ed.: V. D. Majstorovic)
Belgrade, Belgrade University-Mechanical Engineering Faculty, 2001. pp. 21-30. 

[70]	MONOSTORI, L. - VIHAROS, Zs. J.: Multipurpose modeling and optimization of production processes and process chains by combining machine learning and search techniques.
Manufacturing Systems. 30 (4) : [6 p.] (2001)

[71]	STEFÁN, P. - MONOSTORI, L.: On Internet routing problems in dynamically changing environment.
In: MicroCAD 2001. International scientific conference. Miskolc, 2001. Section J: "Gábor Dénes" Applied information engineering. (Eds.: L. Lehoczky, L. Kalmár)
Miskolc, Miskolci Egyetem Innovációs és Technológiai Transzfer Centruma, 2001, pp. 221-225. 

[72]	STEFÁN, P. - MONOSTORI, L.: On the relationship between learning capability and the Boltzmann-formula.
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 227-236.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (0,253)

[73]	STEFÁN, P. - MONOSTORI, L. - VASKÓ, Z.: Quasi-optimal solutions of the travelling salesman's problem in variable environment.
In: 3rd international conference of Ph.D. students. (Eds.: L. Lehoczky, L. Kalmár) Vol. I. Engineering sciences. Miskolc, 2001.
Miskolc, Univ. of Miskolc, 2001. pp. 415-422.

[74]	STEFÁN, P. - MONOSTORI, L. - ERDÉLYI, F.: Reinforcement learning for solving shortest-path and dynamic scheduling problems.
In: Proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on emergent synthesis. IWES’01 Bled, 2001. (Eds.: P. Butala, K. Ueda) 
Lubljana, Fakulteta za Strojnistvo Univerze v Ljubljani, 2001. pp. 83-88.

[75]	VIHAROS, ZS. J. - MONOSTORI, L.: Optimisation of process chains and production plants by using a hybrid, AI- and simulation based approach.
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 827-835.
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Dissertation:

[76]	KÁDÁR, B.: Intelligent approaches to manage changes and disturbances in manufacturing systems. (Supervisor: L: Monostori)
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI - Technical University of Budapest, 2001. 124, [12] p.

EXPERT SYSTEMS RESEARCH GROUP

[77]	VÁMOS T.: Agygép - gépagy.
Magyar Tudomány. 46 (10) : 1223-1225. (2001)

[78]	VÁMOS, T. - KÓCZY, L T. - BÍRÓ, Gy.: Fuzzy signatures in data mining.
In: Joint 9th IFSA world congress and 20th NAFIPS international conference. Vancouver, 2001.
Vancouver, IEEE, 2001. [6 p] 

[79]	VÁMOS T.: Gábor Dénes - ma.
In: Magyar informatikusok II. világtalálkozója. Budapest, 2000. (Szerk.: Nagy L.) 2. köt.
Budapest, LSI, 2001. pp. 1037-1040.

[80]	VÁMOS, T.: Hilary Putnam: Reprezentáció és valóság. (recenzió).
Holmi. 13 (10) : 1428-1431. (2001)

[81]	VÁMOS, T.: Lernen und Wissen - was und wie? Heute und Morgen - was und wie? 
Humboldt Nachrichten. (19) : 16-18. (2001)

[82]	VÁMOS, T.: Ungarn auf der Karte Europas.
In: Ungarn in Europa. Karlspreis 2001 an György Konrád.
Aachen, Einhard, 2001. pp. 141-148.

Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Research Laboratory

[83]	ERDÉLYI F. - KOVÁCS G. L. - SOMLÓ J.: Automatizálás a gépgyártás-technológiában. (in Hungarian)
In: A technológia helyzete és jövője. (Szerk.: Prohászka J.)
Budapest, MTA, 2001. pp. 187-211.
(Magyarország az ezredfordulón. Stratégiai kutatások a Magyar Tudományos Akadémián. Műhelytanulmányok)

[84]	KOVÁCS, G. L. - PAGANELLI, P.: A planning and management infrastructure for complex distributed organizations.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 242-252.  (N)

[85]	KOVÁCS, G. L. - PAGANELLI, P.: A planning and management infrastructure for projects of complex distributed organizations.
In: CSIT’2001. Proceedings of the 3rd international workshop on computer science and information technologies. Vol. 1. Regular papers. Ufa, 2001.
Ufa - Moscow, USATU - JIR, 2001. pp. 178-189.  (N)

[86]	KOVÁCS, G. L. - NACSA, J.: Intelligent decision support systems at the 400/120 KV substation of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
In: OPEM 2001. Second international school on optimization of production and energy management. Sozopol, 2001.
Sozopol, 2001. [16] p. (CD)

[87]	KOVÁCS, G. L. - PAGANELLI, P.: Some design and management problems of complex, distributed organizations.
In: MIM 2001. IFAC workshop on manufacturing, modelling, management and control. Preprints. Prague, 2001. (Ed.: G. L. Kovács.)
Prague, IFAC, 2001. pp. 60-65.

[88]	MEZGÁR, I. - KOVÁCS, G. L. - GÁTI, G. - SZABÓ, Cs.: A general model of auxiliary processes in manufacturing.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 50-59.

[89]	MEZGÁR I. - KINCSES, Z.: Secure communication in distributed manufacturing systems.
In: Agile manufacturing: The 21st century competitive strategy. (Ed.: A Gunasekaran.)
Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2001. pp. 337 - 356.

[90]	MEZGÁR, I. - KINCSES, Z.: Virtual enterprises and security.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 349-359.

[91]	NACSA, J.: Comparison of three different open architecture controllers.
In: MIM 2001. IFAC workshop on manufacturing, modelling, management and control. Preprints. Prague, 2001. (Ed.: G. L. Kovács.)
Prague, IFAC, 2001. pp. 134-138.

[92]	NACSA, J. - KOVÁCS, G. L.: Expert system based alert state detection and switching order generation at a 400/120 KV substation.
In: ISAP 2001. Proceedings of the international conference on intelligent system application to power systems. Budapest, 2001.
Budapest, 2001. [5] p. (CD)

[93]	NACSA, J.: Intelligent open CNC system based on the knowledge server concept.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 360-368.

[94]	NACSA, J.: Logical communication levels in an intelligent flexible manufacturing system. 
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 37-42. 

Dissertations:

[95]	NACSA J.: Intelligens, nyílt gépvezérlések és tudásmegosztási problémáik gyártórendszerekben. PhD értekezés. (odaitélve)
Budapest, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Gépgyártástechnológiai Tanszék, 2001. máj. 105 p.

[96]	HAIDEGGER G.: Nyílt rendszerek a gyártásautomatizálásban. PhD értekezés. (beadva)
Budapest, Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem Gépgyártástechnológiai Tanszék, 2001. szept. 113 p.

GEOMETRIC MODELLING AND COMPUTER VISION LABORATORY
GEOMETRIAI MODELLEZÉS ÉS SZÁMÍTÓGÉPES LÁTÁS
 KUTATÓ LABORATÓRIUM

[97	ALON, N. - PACH, J. - SOLYMOSI, J.: Ramsey-type theorems with forbidden subgraphs.
Combinatorica. 21 (2) : 155-170 (2001)  (N)  (0,764)

98	BENKŐ, P. - MARTIN, R. R. - VÁRADY, T.: Algorithms for reverse engineering boundary representation models.
Computer Aided Design. 33 (11) : 839-851. (2001)  (N)  (0,982)

99	BENKŐ, P. - VÁRADY, T.: Constrained fitting - a key issue  in reverse engineering conventional parts.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 95-105.

100	Chetverikov, D.: Particle image velocimetry by feature tracking.
In: Computer analysis of images and patterns. 9th international conference. CAIP 2001. Procedings. Warsaw, 2001. (Ed.: W. Skarbek)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 325-332.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2124.)  (0,390)

101	GARTNER, B. - SOLYMOSI, J. - TSCHIRSCHNITZ, F. - WELZL, E. - VALTR, P.: One line and n points.
In: Annual ACM symposium on theory of computing. Proceedings of the 33rd annual symposium on theory of computing. Hersonissos, 2001.
ACM Press, New York, 2001. pp. 306-315.  (N)

102	KÓS, G.: An algorithm to triangulate surfaces in 3D using unorganised point clouds.
Computing. 14 (Suppl.) : 219-232. (2001)  (0,551)

103	KÓS, G.: On the constant factor in Vinogradov's mean value theorem.
Acta Arithmetica. 97 (2) : 99-101. (2001)  (0,413)

104	KÓS, G.: Recovering variable radius rolling ball blends in reverse engineering.
International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Production. 3 (2-4) : 151-158. (2000)

105	MARSHALL, D. - LUKÁCS, G. - MARTIN, R.: Robust segmentation of primitives from range data in the presence of geometric degeneracy.
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence. 23 (3) : 304-314. (2001)  (N)  (2,094)

106	PACH, J. - SOLYMOSI, J: Crossing pattern of segments.
Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series. A. 96 : 316-325. (2001)  (0,327)

107	PACH, J. - SOLYMOSI, J.: Structure theorems for systems of segments.
In: Discrete and computational geometry. (Eds.: J. Akiyama, M. Kano, M. Urabe)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 308-315.
(Lecture notes in computer science, 2098.)  (0,390)

[108]	RENNER, G.: Bonyolult felületek rekonstrukciója mért adatokból.
In: Magyar informatikusok II. világtalálkozója. Budapest, 2000. (Szerk.: Nagy L.) 2. köt.
Bdapest, LSI, 2001. pp. 801-802.

109	RENNER, G.: Computation of medial surfaces.
ERCIM News. 44 : 16. (2001)

110	RENNER, G.: Geometric problems in medial surface computations.
In: 4th international conference on applied mathematics and informatics. Educations and other fields of applied informatics. Computer graphics. Computer staistics and modeling. Proceedings. Eger-Noszvaj, 1999. (Eds.: E. Kovács, Z. Winkler) 
Eger, Molnár és Társa, 2001. pp. 141-146.

111	RENNER, G. - WEISS, V.: Reconstruction of complex free-form objects with automatic smoothing.
In: International CIRP design seminar. Design in the new economy. Proceedings. Stockholm, 2001.
Stockholm, Kungl Tekniska Högskolan, 2001. pp. 375-379.

112	RENNER, G. - STROUD, I.: Volumetric tools for machining planning.
In: Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production. (Eds.: G. L. Kovács, P. Bertók, G. Haidegger.)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. pp. 106-116.  (N)

113	SOLYMOSI, J. - TÓTH, Cs. D.: Distinct distances in the plane.
Discrete and Computational Geometry. 25 (4) : 629-634. (2001)  (0,645)

114	SOLYMOSI, J. - TÓTH, Cs. D.: On the distinct distances determined by a planar point set.
In: Annual symposium on computational geometry. Proceedings of the 17th annual symposium on computational geometry. Medford, 2001.
ACM Press, New York, 2001. pp. 29-32.

115	VÁRADY, T.: Reverse engineering shapes.
ERCIM News. 44 : 19-20 (2001)

116	VÁRADY, T. - BENKŐ, P. - KÓS, G. - ROCKWOOD, A.: Implicit surfaces revisited - I-Patches. 
Computing. 14 (Suppl.) : 323-336. (2001)  (N)  (0,551)

117	WEISS, V. - RENNER, G. - VÁRADY, T.: Reconstruction of swept free-form features from measured data points.
Manufacturing Systems. 30 : (1) : [9] 2001.

Dissertations:

118	BENKŐ, P.: Reconstructing conventional engineering objects from measured data. PhD dissertation. (Program director: J. Demetrovics)
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2002. 80 p.

119	KÓS, G.: Computer aided geometric algorithms for reverse engineering. PhD dissertation. (Supervisor: T. Várady)
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 112 p.

120	SOLYMOSI, J.: Ramsey-type results on planar geometric objects. PhD dissertation.
(Recommend.: E. Welzl, J. Pach, G. Rote) 
Zürich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2001. 71 p.
(DISS ETH No. 14092, 2001)

121	WEISS, V.: Reverse engineering free-form shapes. PhD dissertation.
(Supervisors: M. Horváth, G. Renner, T. Várady) 
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 97 p.

INFORMATICS LABORATORY

[122]	ANTOS, A. - KONTOYANNIS, I.: Estimating the entropy of discrete distributions.
In: ISIT 2001. IEEE international symposium on information theory. Proceedings. Washington. 2001.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001 p. 45.  (N)

[123]	BEIRLANT, J. - DEVROYE, L. - GYÖRFI, L. -VAJDA, I.: Large deviations of divergence measures on partitions.
Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference. 93 : 1-16. (2001)  (N)  (0,276)

[124]	GULYÁS, A. - SZABÓ, L.: Disjoint empty convex polygons in planar point sets.
Elemente der Mathematik. 56 : 62-70. (2001)

[125]	GYÖRFI, L. -VAJDA, I.: A class of modified Pearson and Neyman statistics.
Statistics and Decisions. 19 : 239-251. (2001) 

[126]	GYÖRFI, L. - LUGOSI, G.: Strategies for sequential prediction of stationary time series.
In: Modeling uncertainty. An examination of stochastic theory, methods, and applications. 
(Eds.: M. Dror, P. L'Ecuyer, F. Szidarovszky)
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. [26] p. 
(International series in operations research and management science, 46.)

[127]	HARBORTH, H. - KOCH, M. - SZABÓ, L.: Newton numbers for overlapping circular discs. 
Studia Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica. 37 (1-2) : 119-130. (2001)  (N)  (0,197)

[128]	IVANYOS, G.: Deciding finiteness for matrix semigroups over function fields over finite fields.
Israel Journal of Mathematics. 124 : 185-188. (2001)  (0,539)

[129]	IVANYOS, G. - MAGNIEZ, F. - SÁNTHA, M.: Efficient quantum algorithms for some instances of the non-Abelian hidden subgroup problem.
In: 13th annual symposium on parallal algorithms and architectures. SPAA 2001. Crete Island, Proceedings.
Crete, ETACS, 2001. pp. 263-270.  (N)

[130]	KEMNITZ, A. - SZABÓ, L.: Relative Newton numbers of regular polygons with equal side lengths.
Studia Scientiarum Mathematicarum Hungarica. 37 (3-4): 343-354. (2001)  (0,197)

[131]	LUKÁCS, A. - SEIFTER, N.: Finite contractions of graphs with polynomial growth. 
European Journal of Combinatorics. 22 : 85-90. (2001)  (N)  (0,267)

[132]	RÓNYAI, L. - BABAI, L. - GANAPATHY, M. K.: On the number of zero-patterns of a sequence of polynomials.
Journal of the American Mathematical Society. 14 (3) : 717-735. (2001)  (N)  (1,682)

[133]	SZABÓ, L. - UJVÁRY-MENYHÁRT, Z.: Maximal facet-to-facet snakes of unit cubes.
Beitrage zur Algebra und Geometrie. 42 (1) : 203-217. (2001)

APPLIED MATHEMATCS LABORATORY
STOCHASTIC SYSEMS RESEARCH GROUP

[134]	GERENCSÉR, L. - HILL S. D. - VÁGÓ, Zs.: Discrete optimization via SPSA.
In: ACC 2001. Proceedings of the American control conference. Arlington, 2001.
Arlington, AACC, 2001. pp. 1503-1504.  (N)

[135]	GERENCSÉR, L. - HILL S. D. - VÁGÓ, Zs.: Discrete optimization via SPSA.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-7.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 18 p.  (N)

[136]	GERENCSÉR, L. - VÁGÓ, Zs.: The mathematics of noise-free SPSA.
In: Proceedings of the 40th IEEE conference on decision and control. Orlando, 2001.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 4400-4405. CD

[137]	GERENCSÉR, L. - VÁGÓ, Zs.: Non-smooth optimization with randomization.
In: Optimization theory. Recent development from Mátraháza. (Eds.: F. Giannessi, P. Pardalos, T. Rapcsák.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp.111-117.
(Applied optimization 59.)

[138]	GERENCSÉR, L. - VÁGÓ, Zs.: A stochastic approximation method for noise-free optimization.
In: ECC 2001. Proceedings of the European control conference. Porto, 2001.
Porto, EUCA, 2001. pp. 1496-1500.

[139]	RÁSONYI, M.: A note on equivalent martingale measures with bounded density.
In: Mathematical finance. Workshop of the mathematical finance research project. Konstanz, 2000. (Eds.: M. Kohlmann, S. Tang.)
Konstanz, Birkhauser, 2001. pp. 302-306.
(Trends in Mathematics)

Group of Mathematical Physics

[140]	GALAKTIONOV, V. A. - KERSNER, R.: Discontinuous limit semigroups for the singular Zhang equation and its hydrodynamic version.
Advances in Differential Equations. 6 (12) : 1493-1516. (2001)  (N)

Group of Discrete Structures

[141]	BOHMAN, T. - FRIEZE, A. - RUSZINKÓ, M. - THOMA, L.: Vertex covers by edge disjoint cliques.
Combinatorica. 21 (2) : 171-197. (2001)  (N)  (0,764)

[142]	BOHMAN, T. - FRIEZE, A. - RUSZINKÓ, M. - THOMA, L.: G-intersecting families. Combinatorics, Probability and Computing. 10 : 367-384. (2001)   (N)  (0,368)

[143]	BLOKHUIS, A. - FAUDREE, R. - GYÁRFÁS, A. - RUSZINKÓ, M.: Anti-Ramsey colorings in several rounds.
Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Ser. B. 82 : 1-18. (2001)  (N)  (0,336)

[144]	CROPPER, M. - JACOBSON, M. S. - GYÁRFÁS, A. - LEHEL, J. : The Hall ratio of graphs and hypergraphs.
Grenoble, Laboratoire Leibniz-IMAG. 2000. 15 p.
(Les cahiers du Laboratoire Leibniz. No. 17.)  (N)

[145]	CROPPER, M. - LEHEL, J.: The list multi-coloring of trees with Hall’s condition.
Congressus Numerantium. 147 : 83-88. (2000)  (N)

[146]	ERDŐS, P. - FAUDREE, R. J. - GOULD, R. J. - LEHEL, J.: Edge disjoint monochromatic triangles in 2-colored graphs.
Discrete Mathematics. 231 (1-3) : 135-141. (2001)  (N)  (0,294)

[147]	FAUDREE, R. J. - FLANDRIN, E. - JACOBSON, M. S. - LEHEL, J. - SCHELP, R. H.: Even cycles in graphs with many odd.
Graphs and Combinatorics. 16 (4) : 399-410. (2000)  (N)  (0,085)

[148]	GYÁRFÁS, A.: Transitive tournaments and self-complementary graphs.
Journal of Graph Theory. 38 (2) : 111-112. (2001)  (0,364)

[149]	KLEITMAN, D. J. - GYÁRFÁS, A. - TÓTH, G.: Convex sets in the plane with three of every four meeting.
Combinatorica. 21 (2) : 221-232. (2001)  (N)  (0,764)

[150]	KUBICKI, G. - LEHEL, J. - MORAYNE, M.: Totally positive matrices and totally positive hypergraphs.
Linear Algebra and its Applications. 331 (1-3) : 193-202. (2001)  (N)  (0,491)

Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems

[151]	BALLA, K. - HORVAT, V.: Approximate solutions to some second order linear recurrences.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems. (LORDS) WP 2001-3.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 8 p.

[152]	BALLA, K. - KÉRI, G. - RAPCSÁK, T.: Pollution of the underground water - a computational case study using a transport model (revised version).
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems. (LORDS) WP 2001-8.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 15 p.

[153]	BOZÓKI, S.: A method for solving the LSM problem in the AHP.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems. (LORDS) WP 2001-12.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 17 p.

[154]	CSISZÁR, I. - TUSNÁDY, G. - MICHALETZKY, Gy. - ISPÁNY, M. – VERDES, E. - RUDAS, T.: Divergence minimization under prior inequality constraints.
In: ISIT 2001. IEEE international symposium on information theory. Proceedings. Washington. 2001.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. p. 21.

[155]	FORGÓ, F. - FÜLÖP, J. - PRILL, M.: GHGAME: An Excel add-in for computation with game theoretic models.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-13.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 18 p.

[156]	GASS, S. I. - RAPCSÁK, T.: Singular value decomposition in AHP.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-6.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 18 p.  (N)

[157]	KÉRI, G.: The Sherman-Morrison formula for the determinant and its application for optimizing quadratic functions on condition sets given by extreme generators.
In: Optimization theory. Recent development from Mátraháza. (Eds.: F. Giannessi, P. Pardalos, T. Rapcsák.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp. 119-138.
(Applied optimization 59.)

[158]	MÁRTON, S. - RAPCSÁK, T.: The possible effect of a turbine testing plant on the quality of the air. A case-study for air pollution transmissions.
ERCIM News. (46) : 72-73. (2001) also as

[159]	MÁRTON, S. - RAPCSÁK, T.: The possible effect of a turbine testing plant on the quality of the air. A case-study for air pollution transmissions.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-2.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 4 p.

[160]	MÉSZÁROS, Cs. - Gondzio, J.: Addendum to “Presolve analysis of linear programs prior to applying an interior point method”.
INFORMS Journal on Computing. 13 (2) : 169-170. (2001)

[161]	NÉMETH, S. Z.: Characterization of monotone operators by using a special class of preinvex functions.
In: Optimization theory. Recent development from Mátraháza. (Eds.: F. Giannessi, P. Pardalos, T. Rapcsák.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp. 147-157.
(Applied optimization 59.)

[162]	NÉMETH, S. Z.: Homeomorphisms and monotone vector fields.
Publicationes Mathematicae. 58 (4) : 707-716. (2001)  (0,171)

[163]	NÉMETH, S. Z. - RAPCSÁK, T. - TEMESI, T.: Modeling efficiency of economic development tenders.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-4.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 13 p.

[164]	RAPCSÁK, T.: A geometric proof of the van der Waerden theorem based on optimization theory.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP-2001-9.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 7 p.

[165]	RAPCSÁK, T.: Convexification of functions by nonlinear coordinate transformations.
In: Optimization theory. Recent development from Mátraháza. (Eds.: F. Giannessi, P. Pardalos, T. Rapcsák.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp. 179-189.
(Applied optimization 59.)

[166]	RAPCSÁK T.: Egerváry Jenő élete és munkássága (1891-1958) (Path of life and scientific activity of Jenő Egerváry) (in Hungarian)
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-11.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 13 p.

[167]	RAPCSÁK, T.: Mechanical equilibrium and equilibrium systems.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP-2001-1.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 17 p.

[168]	RAPCSÁK, T.: On minimization on Stiefel manifolds (revised version).
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP-2001-5.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 14 p.

[169]	RAPCSÁK T.: On minimization of sums of heterogeneous quadratic functions on Stiefel manifolds.
In: From local to global optimization. (Eds.: A. Migdalas et al.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp. 277-290.

[170]	RAPCSÁK, T.: Optimization problems in statistics.
Working paper of the Laboratory of Operations Research and Decision Systems (LORDS) WP 2001-10.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 12 p.

[171]	RAPCSÁK, T.: Smooth nonlinear nonconvex optimization.
In: Encyclopedia of Optimization. (Eds.: C.A. Floudas, P. M. Pardalos.)
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. pp 234-237.

[172]	SZABO, B - BALLA, K. - GALÁNTAI, A. - SZEIDL, Gy.: Numerical methods and computational mechanics. (Preface)
Computers and Mathematics with Applications. 42 (8/9) : (2001) (Special issue)  (0,339)

[173]	ZSUFFA, I. - RAPCSÁK T.: A Tápió-patak vízjárásának matematikai statisztikai jellemzése. (Statistical characterization of the hydrological data of Tápió river) (in Hungarian)
Hidrológiai Közlöny. 81 (2) : 73-84. (2001)

Systems and Control Laboratory

[174]	AILER, P. - SZEDERKÉNYI, G. - HANGOS, K. M.: Modeling and nonlinear analysis of a low-power gas turbine.
Techical report of the Systems and Control Laboratory SCL-1/2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 25 p.

[175]	AILER, P. - SZEDERKÉNYI, G. - HANGOS, K. M.: Nonlinear control design of a low-power gas turbine.
In: The 2nd international PhD student workshop on systems and control. “Young generation’s viewpoint.” Balatonfüred, 2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. pp. 1-10.

[176]	BÁNYÁSZ, Cs. - KEVICZKY, L.: A high precision PID controller for inverse unstable plants.
In: IMTC/2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE instrumentation and measurement technology conference. Rediscovering measurement in the age of informatics. Budapest, 2001. Vol. 2.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 1183-1188.

[177]	BÁNYÁSZ, Cs. - KEVICZKY, L.: A new gap metric for robustness measure and regulator design.
In: MED’01. 9th Mediterranean conference on control and automation. Dubrovnik, 2001.
Dubrovnik, IEEE, 2001. [7] p. CD

[178]	BÁNYÁSZ, Cs. - KEVICZKY, L.: A two-degree of freedom controller for factorable nonlinear processes.
In: NOLCOS’01. 5th IFAC symposium nonlinear control systems. Preprints. Saint-Petersburg, 2001.
Saint-Petersburg, IFAC, 2001. [6] p. CD

[179]	BÁNYÁSZ, Cs. - KEVICZKY, L.: An optimal control structure for nonlinear factorable processes.
In: 1st IFAC/ IEEE symposium on system structure and control. Preprints. Prague, 2001.
Prague, IFAC-IEEE, 2001. [6] p. CD

[180]	BÁNYÁSZ, Cs. - KEVICZKY, L.: Optimal NG2DF control of a class of nonlinear processes.
In: Modeling, identification and control. Proceedings of the IASTED international conference. Innsbruck, 2001. (Ed.: M. H. Hamza.) Vol. 1.
Anaheim, Acta Press, 2001. pp. 381-386.

[181]	BÁNYÁSZ, Cs. - KEVICZKY, L.: Some alternate new gap metrics.
In: Automatic systems for building the infrastructure in developing countries. (Knowledge and technology transfer). A preprints volume of the 2nd IFAC workshop DECOM-TT Ohrid, 2001. (Ed.: G. M. Dimirovski.)
Ohrid, ETAI - IFAC, 2001. pp. 273-278.

[182]	CAMERON I. T. - HANGOS, K. M.: A new structured approach to the teaching of process modelling and model analysis.
In: 6th world congress of chemical engineering. Melbourne, 2001.
Melbourne, 2001. [12] p. CD  N

[183]	GÁSPÁR, P. - SZABÓ, Z. - BOKOR, J.: A loop shaping design using weighted generalized orthonormal basis functions.
In: ECC 2001. Proceedings of the European control conference. Porto, 2001.
Porto, EUCA, 2001. pp. 3486-3491. CD

[184]	GÁSPÁR, P. - SZÁSZI, I. - BALAS, G. J. - BOKOR, J.: Active suspension design based on mixed uncertainty modelling.
In: ECC 2001. Proceedings of the European control conference. Porto, 2001.
Porto, EUCA, 2001. pp. 3624-3629. CD

[185]	GÁSPÁR, P. - SZÁSZI, I. - BOKOR, J.: Mixed H2 / H control design for active suspension structures.
Periodica Polytechnica. Ser. Transportation Engineering. 28 (1-2) : 3-16. (2000)

[186]	HANGOS, K.M. - CAMERON, I. T.: A formal representation of assumptions in process modelling.
Computers and Chemical Engineering. 25 : 237-255. (2001) (N)  (0,709)

[187]	HANGOS, K. M. - BOKOR, J. - SZEDERKÉNYI, G.: Hamiltonian view of process systems.
AIChE Journal. 47 (8) : 1819-1831. (2001)  (1,645) 

[188]	HANGOS, K. M. - TUZA, Zs.: Optimal control structure selection for process systems.
Computers and Chemical Engineering. 25 (11-12) : 1521-1536. (2001)  (0,709)

[189]	HANGOS, K. M. - TUZA, Zs. - YEO, A.: Some complexity problems on single input double output controllers.
Aarhus, Univ. of Aarhus, 2001. 27 p.
(BRICS report series of Department of Computer Science University of Aarhus. RS-01-18.)  (N)

[190]	HEUBERGER, P. S. C. - HOOG, T. J. de - HOF, P. M. J. van den - SZABÓ, Z. - BOKOR, J.: Minimal partial realization from orthonormal basis function expansions.
In: Prooceedings of 40th IEEE conference on decision and control. Orlando, 2001.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 3673-3678. CD  (N)

[191]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: A generic two-degree of freedom controller scheme for nonlinear processes.
In: ACC 2001. Proceedings of the American control conference. Arlington, 2001.
Arlington, AACC, 2001. pp. 3206-3209.

[192]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: A generic two-degree of freedom PID controller structure and design methodology.
In: 1st IFAC/ IEEE symposium on system structure and control. Preprints. Prague, 2001.
Prague, IFAC-IEEE, 2001. [6] p. CD

[193]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: Adaptive iterative refinement of an optimal 2DF nonlinear controller.
In: ALCOSP 2001. IFAC workshop on adaptation and learning in control and signal processing. Preprints. Cernobbio-Como, 2001.
Cernobbio-Como, IFAC, 2001. pp. 425-430.

[194]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: An alternate new gap metric for robustness measure.
In: ALCOSP 2001. IFAC workshop on adaptation and learning in control and signal processing. Preprints. Cernobbio-Como, 2001.
Cernobbio-Como, IFAC, 2001. pp. 19-24.

[195]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: Closed-loop identification of the K-B and d-Y parameters.
In: IMTC/2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE instrumentation and measurement technology conference. Rediscovering measurement in the age of informatics. Budapest, 2001. Vol. 1.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 170-175.

[196]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: Generalization of the K-B parametrization for nonlinear processes.
In: ECC 2001. Proceedings of the European control conference. Porto, 2001.
Porto, EUCA, 2001. pp. 24-29.

[197]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: Generic two-degree of freedom control systems for linear and nonlinear processes.
In: Proceedings of the 14th international. conference on systems science. Wroclaw, 2001. (Eds.: Z. Bubnicki, A. Grzech.) Vol. 1. Plenary and invited papers, systems theory, control theory.
Wroclaw, Ofic. Widaw. Politechn. Wroclav., 2001. pp. 97-112.

[198]	KEVICZKY, L.: Az internet rövid története. (in Hungarian)
In: Az információs társadalom. (Összeáll.: Demetrovics J., Keviczky L.)
Budapest, MTA, 2000. pp. 211-229.
(Magyarország az ezredfordulón. Stratégiai kutatások a Magyar Tudományos Akadémián, VII. Közlekedés, hírközlés, informatika fejlesztése)

[199]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: Optimal PID tuning for Wiener/Hammerstein nonlinear systems.
In: IECON ’01. 27th annual conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Denver, 2001.
Denver, IEEE, 2001. pp. 746-751. CD

[200]	KEVICZKY, L. - BÁNYÁSZ, Cs.: Performance degradation of linear control because of nonlinear actuator.
In: NOLCOS’01. 5th IFAC symposium nonlinear control systems. Preprints. Saint-Petersburg, 2001.
Saint-Petersburg, IFAC, 2001. [6] p. CD

[201]	KULCSÁR, B.: Aircraft dynamics and control
Techical report of the Systems and Control Laboratory SCL-4/2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 22 p.

[202]	LAKNER, R. - HANGOS, K. M. - CAMERON, I. T.: Assumption retrieval from process models.
In: European symposium on computer aided process engineering - 11. 34th European symposium of the working party on computer aided process engineering. ESCAPE-11. Kolding, 2001. (Ed.: R. Gani, S. B. Jorgensen.)
Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2001. pp. 195-200.
(Computer-aided chemical engineering 9.)  (N)

[203]	LAKNER, R. - HANGOS, K. M.: Intelligent assumption retrieval from process models by model-based reasoning.
In: Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. (Eds.: L. Monostori, J. Váncza, M. Ali.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 145-154.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (0,253)

[204]	LEITOLD, A. - HANGOS, K. M.: Structural solvability analysis of dynamic process models.
Computers and Chemical Engineering. 25 : 1633-1646. (2001)  (N)  (0,709)

[205]	LEITOLD, A. - HANGOS, K. M. - TUZA, Zs.: Structure simplification of dynamic process models.
Journal of Process Control. 12 : 69-83. (2002)  (N)  (0,805)

[206]	NÁDAI, L.: Simulation of semiconductor laser diodes
Techical report of the Systems and Control Laboratory SCL-5/2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 30 p.

[207]	PÉNI, T.: Differenciálalgebrai elimináció és alkalmazásai.
Techical report of the Systems and Control Laboratory SCL-6/2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. [14] p.

[208]	PONGRÁCZ, B.: An algorithm for transforming a class of DAE models into a purely differential form.
In: The 2nd international PhD student workshop on systems and control. “Young generation’s viewpoint.” Balatonfüred, 2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. pp. 31-40.

[209]	RÖDÖNYI, G.: LPV control of an inverted pendulum.
Techical report of the Systems and Control Laboratory SCL-3/2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 19 p.

[210]	STIKKEL G.: Fundamental problem of residual generation - an LPV version.
Techical report of the Systems and Control Laboratory SCL-2/2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. 20 p.

[211]	SZEDERKÉNYI, G. - KRISTENSEN, N. R. - HANGOS, K. M. - JORGENSEN, S. B.: Nonlinear analysis and control of a continuous fermentation process.
In: European symposium on computer aided process engineering - 11. 34th European symposium of the working party on computer aided process engineering. ESCAPE-11. Kolding, 2001. (Ed.: R. Gani, S. B. Jorgensen.)
Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2001. pp. 787-792.
(Computer-aided chemical engineering 9.)  (N)

[212]	SZEDERKÉNYI, G. - KOVÁCS, M. - HANGOS, K. M.: Reachability of nonlinear fed-batch fermentation processes.
In: The 2nd international PhD student workshop on systems and control. “Young generation’s viewpoint.” Balatonfüred, 2001.
Budapest, MTA SZTAKI, 2001. pp. 41-54.

[213]	SZIGETI, F. - VERA, C. E. - BOKOR, J. - EDELMAYER, A.: Inversion based fault detection and isolation.
In: Prooceedings of 40th IEEE conference on decision and control. Orlando, 2001.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 1005-1010. CD.  (N)

[214]	WILLIAMS, R. - HANGOS, K. M. - McGAHEY, S. - CAMERON, I.T.: Assumption based modelling and model documentation.
In: 6th World congress of chemical engineering. Melbourne, 2001.
Melbourne, 2001. [9] p. CD  (N)

Combinatorical Computer Science Research Group

[215]	LEE, A. - RÉVÉSZ, G. - SZIGETI, J. - TUZA, Zs.: Capelli polynomials, almost-permutation matrices and sparse Eulerian graphs. 
Discrete Mathematics. 230 (1-3) : 49-61. (2001)  (N)  (0,294)

[216]	MANOUSSAKIS, Y. - TUZA, Zs.: Ramsey numbers for tournaments. 
Theoretical Computer Science. 263 (1-2) : 75-85. (2001)  ( N)  (0,417)

[217]	IDZIK, A. - TUZA, Zs.: Heredity properties of connectedness in edge-coloured complete graphs.
Discrete Mathematics. 235 (1-3) : 301-306. (2001)  (N)  (0,294)

[218]	TUZA, Zs. - VOIGT, M.: Oriented list colorings of graphs. 
Journal of Graph Theory. 36 : 217-229. (2001)  (0,364)

[219]	KRÁL, D. - KRATOCHVÍL, J. - TUZA, Zs. - WOEGINGER, G.: 
In: Graph-theoretic concepts in computer science. 27th international workshop. WG 2001 Boltenhagen, 2001. Proceedings. (Eds.: A Brandstadt, V. B. Le) 
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 254-262.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2204)  (N)  (0,390)

[220]	TUZA, Zs.: Unsolved combinatorial problems. Part I. 
Aarhus, Univ. of Aarhus, 2001. VIII, 41 p.
(BRICS Lecture Series, LS-01-1).

Power Electronics Department

[221]	CANDERS, W.-R. - HELDT, J. - JARDAN, R. K. - NAGY, I. - PRÜMPER, H. J.: Application of a novel 400 kW natural gas expansion system as a UPS system.
In: EPE 2001. 9th European conference on power electronics and applications. Graz, 2001.
Brussels, EPE, 2001. [9] p.  (N)

[222]	DRANGA, O. - NAGY, I.: Stability analysis of feedback controlled resonant DC-DC converter using Poincaré map function.
In: ISIE 2001. 2001 IEEE international symposium on industrial electronics proceedings. Pusan, 2001. Vol. 3.
Piscataway, IEEE, 2001. pp. 2142-2147.  (N)

[223]	HAMAR, J. - NAGY, I.: Asymmetrical operation of resonant converters studied by common and differential mode components.
In: IECON’01. The 27th annual conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Denver, 2001.
Stoughton, IEEE, 2001. pp. 966-971. (CD)

[224]	HAMAR, J. - NAGY, I.: Bi-directional resonant buck and boost converter.
Electromotion. 8 (4) : (2001)

[225]	HAMAR J. - NAGY I.: Kétcsatornás DC-DC konverter folytonos vezetési üzemben.
Elektrotechnika. 94 (3) : 80-85. (2001)

[226]	HAMAR, J. - NAGY, I.: New topologies of a resonant DC-DC converter family.
In: Electromotion ’01. 4th international symposium on advanced electromechanical motion systems. Proceedings. Bologna, 2001. Vol. 1.
Bologna, Univ. degli Studi di Bologna, 2001. pp. 109-114.

[227]	HORVÁTH, M. - BORKA J.: Moduláris energia-átalakítók fénycsövek szabályozásához. 1. rész.
Elektrotechnika. 94 (4) : 124-128. (2001)

[228]	HORVÁTH M. - BORKA J.: Moduláris energiaátalakítók fénycsövek szabályozásához. 2. rész.
Elektrotechnika. 94 (5) : 198-200. (2001)

[229]	JARDAN, R. K. - NAGY, I. - BEREKNYEI, D.: Dynamic analysis of a turbine-generator system developed for utilizing renewable and waste energy.
In: AUPEC’01. Proceedings of the Australasian Universities power engineering conference. Millennium power vision. Perth, 2001. (Eds.: S. M. Islam, L. Borle, W. W. L. Keerthipala.)
Perth, Australasian Committee for Power Engineering, 2001. pp. 189-194.

[230]	KORONDI. P. - NAGY, I. - SÜTŐ, Z.: Investigation on insulation breakdown of field winding in turbine-generator fed from static exciter.
Electromotion. 8 (3) : 169-179. (2001)

[231]	NAGY, I. - SÜTŐ, Z.: Nonlinear phenomena in the current control of induction motors.
In: Nonlinear phenomena in power electronics. Attractors, bifurcations, chaos, and nonlinear control. (Eds.: S. Banerjee, G. C. Verghese.)
New York, IEEE, 2001. pp. 328-338.

[232]	NAGY I.: Változó struktúrájú, szakaszosan lineáris nemlineáris rendszerek.
Elektrotechnika. 94 (12) : 404-408. (2001)

[233]	SÜTŐ, Z. - NAGY, I.: Nonlinear dynamics in two and in four energy storage hysteresis controlled converter systems.
In: EDPE 2001. 14th international conference on electrical drives and power electronics. Kosice, 2001. (Eds.: V. Fedák, J. Dudrík, J. Fetyko.)
Kosice, Technical University of Kosice, 2001. pp. 108-113.

[234]	SÜTŐ, Z. - NAGY, I.: Nonlinear phenomena in three-phase hysteresis controlled converters.
In: Ee 2001. Proceedings of the 11th international symposium on power electronics. Novi Sad, 2001. (Ed.: V. Katic.)
Novi Sad, Power Electronics Society, 2001. pp. 116-120.

Parallel and Distributed Systems Laboratory

[235]	BALATON, Z. - KACSUK, P. - PODHORSZKI, N.: Application monitoring in the grid with GRM and PROVE.
In: Computational science - ICCS 2001. International conference. Proceedings. San Francisco, 2001. (Eds.: V. N. Alexandrov et al.) Part 1.
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 253-262. 
(Lecture notes in computer science 2073.)  (0,390)

[236]	BALATON, Z. - KACSUK, P. - PODHORSZKI, N. - VAJDA, F.: From cluster monitoring to grid monitoring based on GRM.
In: Euro-Par 2001 parallel processing. 7th international Euro-Par conference. Proceedings. Manchester, 2001. (Eds.: R. Sakellariou, J. Keane, J. Gurd, L. Freeman.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 874-881.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2150.)  (0,390)

[237]	CUNHA, J. C. - KACSUK, P.: Tools and environments for parallel program development.
In: Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments. (Eds.: J. C. Cunha, P. Kacsuk, S. C. Winter.)
Huntington, Nova, 2001. pp. 3-16.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)  (N)

[238]	DÓZSA, G.: Visual programming to support parallel program design.
In: Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments. (Eds.: J. C. Cunha, P. Kacsuk, S. C. Winter.)
Huntington, Nova, 2001. pp. 17-44.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)

[239]	DRÓTOS, D. - DÓZSA, G. - KACSUK, P.: GRAPNEL to C translation in the GRADE environment.
In: Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments. (Eds.: J. C. Cunha, P. Kacsuk, S. C. Winter.)
Huntington, Nova, 2001. pp. 249-263.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)

[240]	IMRE, S. - KOVÁCS, J. - KACSUK, P. - RAMOS, R. - MADANI, K.: Resource control and reconfiguration in software radio environment.
In: International symposium on 3G infrastructure and services. 3GIS. Athens, 2001. (Ed.: F.-N. Pavlidou.)
Thessaloniki, Aristotle Univ., 2001. pp. 294-298.  (N)

[241]	KACSUK, P.: Can parallel programming be made easy for scientists? (Invited paper.)
In: Computational science - ICCS 2001. International conference. Proceedings. San Francisco, 2001. (Eds.: V. N. Alexandrov et al.) Part 1.
Berlin, Springer, 2001. 7. p.
(Lecture notes in computer science, 2073.)  (0,390)

[242]	KACSUK, P. - DÓZSA, G. - LOVAS, R.: The GRADE graphical parallel programming environment.
In: Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments. (Eds.: J. C. Cunha, P. Kacsuk, S. C. Winter.)
Huntington, Nova, 2001. pp. 231-247.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)

[243]	KACSUK, P. - KERGOMMEAUX, J. C. de - MAILLET, É. - VINCENT, J.-M.: The Tape/PVM monitor and the PROVE visualisation tool.
In: Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments. (Eds.: J. C. Cunha, P. Kacsuk, S. C. Winter.)
Huntington, Nova, 2001. pp. 291-303.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)  (N)

[244]	KOVÁCS, J. - IMRE, S. - KACSUK, P.: Resource management over the baseband subsystem of 4th generation wireless networks in software radio environment.
In: International symposium on telecommunications. IST 2001. Teheran, 2001. Proceedings.
Theheran, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, 2001. pp. 231-233.

[245]	LOVAS, R. - SUNDERAM, V.: Extension of macrostep debugging methodology towards metacomputing applications.
In: Computational science - ICCS 2001. International conference. Proceedings. San Francisco, 2001. (Eds.: V. N. Alexandrov et al.) Part 1.
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 263-272.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2073.)  (N)  (0,390)

[246]	MADANI, K. - RAMOS, R. - LOHI, M. - LOHI, A. - JUSTO, G. - KARRAN, T. - IMRE, S. - KOVÁCS, J. - KACSUK, P. - LUND, D. - HONARY, B. - FORSTER, M. - GRITZNER, T. - PATEL, S. - PATEL, P.: Enabling technologies for the CAST intelligent reconfigurable mobile radio network.
In: IST mobile communications summit. Expanding the wireless universe. Proceedings. Barcelona, 2001.
Barcelona, Univ. Politécnica de Catalunya, 2001. pp. 135-140.  (N)

[247]	MARGALEF, T. - SZALAI, F. - PODHORSZKI, N.: Program development with GRADE: A case study.
In: Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments. (Eds.: J. C. Cunha, P. Kacsuk, S. C. Winter.)
Huntington, Nova Science Publishers, 2001. pp. 339-355.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)  (N)

[248]	RAMOS, R. - MADANI, K. - IMRE, S. - KOVÁCS, J. - GYARMATHY, Á. - HORNYÁK, G. - KACSUK, P.: Resource control in a distributed intelligent re-configurable mobile network. 
In: European conference on wireless technology. (ECWT 2001) London, 2001. Conference proceedings. 
London, CMP Europe Ltd, 2001. [8 p]  (N)

[249]	RIBEIRO-JUSTO, G. R. - IMRE, S. - KARRAN, T. - KOVÁCS, J.: Intelligent decision-making within 4th generation wireless networks.
In: Proceedings of the international conference on internet computing. IC'2001. Las Vegas, 2001. (Eds.: P. Graham, M. Maheswaran, R. Eskicioglu.) Vol. 1.
Las Vegas, CSREA, 2001. pp. 55-61.  (N)

[250]	SUNDERAM, V. - NÉMETH, Zs.: A comparative analysis of PVM/MPI and computational grids.
In : Recent advances in parallel virtual machine and message passing interface. 8th European PVM/MPI Users' Group meeting. Proceedings. Santorini/Thera, 2001.
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 14-15.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2131.)  (N)  (0,390)

Development Division

[251]	KOVÁCS, L. - MICSIK, A.: Véleménynyilvánítás és csoportos információ szűrés, mint az információs társadalom elemi hálózati aktusai.
In: Networkshop 2001. Konferencia. Sopron, 2001.(Szerk.: Fulajtár P.)
Budapest, NIIF, 2001. pp. 33-34. + CD: [10 p.] 

[252]	FUHR, N. - HANSEN, P. - MABE, M. - MICSIK, A. - SOLVBERG, I.: Digital libraries: a generic classification and evaluation scheme.
In: Research and advanced technology for digital libraries. 5th European conference. ECDL 2001. Darmstadt, 2001. (Eds.: P. Constantopoulos, I. T. Solvberg.)
Berlin, Springer, 2001. pp. 187-199.
(Lecture notes in computer science 2163.)  (N)  (0,390)

MISCELLANEOUS

[253]	BENEDIKT, S. - KUN, I. - SZÁSZ, G.: Model for a socialy acceptable risk level.
In: Safety, risk and relability - trends in engineering. Conference report. International conference. Malta, 2001.
Zürich, IABSE, 2001. pp. 555-560.

[254]	BENEDIKT, S.: Új megközelítés az optimális döntési alternatíva kiválasztásához kockázatos döntések esetén.
In: Magyar informatikusok II. világtalálkozója. Budapest, 2000. (Szerk.: Nagy L.) 1. köt.
Budapest, LSI, 2001. pp. 247-252.

BOOKS
KÖNYVEK

[255]	CHUA, L. O. - ROSKA, T.: Cellular Neural Networks and visual computing.
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2001. 380 p.

[256]	HANGOS, K. M. - CAMERON, I. T.: Process modelling and model analysis.
San Diego, Acad. Press, 2001. XVI, 543 p.
(Process systems engineering 4.)  (N)

[257]	HANGOS, K. M. - LAKNER, R. - GERZSON, M.: Intelligent control systems. An introduction with examples.
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. XVI, 301 p.
(Applied optimization 60.)

[258]	NAGY I.: Változó struktúrájú nemlineáris rendszerek.
Budapest, MTA, 2000. 53 p.
(Székfoglalók a Magyar Tudományos Akadémián)

EDITED BOOKS

[259]	CUNHA, J. C. - KACSUK, P. - WINTER, S. C. (Eds.): Parallel program development for cluster computing. Methodology, tools and integrated environments.
Huntington, Nova, 2001. 386 p.
(Advances in the theory of computational mathematics 5.)  (N)

[260]	DEMETROVICS J. - KEVICZKY L. (Összeáll.): Az információs társadalom.
Budapest, MTA, 2000. 235 p.
(Magyarország az ezredfordulón. Stratégiai kutatások a Magyar Tudományos Akadémián, VII. Közlekedés, hírközlés, informatika fejlesztése)

[261]	EDELMAYER, A. (Ed.): Fault detection, supervision and safety for technical processes 2000. A proceedings volume from the 4th IFAC Symposium. Budapest, 2000. Vol. 1-3.
Oxford, IFAC - Pergamon, 2001. XVIII, 1198 p.

[262]	GIANNESSI, F. - PARDALOS, P. - RAPCSÁK, T. (Eds.): Optimization theory. Recent development from Mátraháza.
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 2001. VII, 278 p.
(Applied optimization 59.)

[263]	KOVÁCS, G. L. - BERTÓK, P. - HAIDEGGER, G. (Eds.): Digital enterprise challenges. Life-cycle approach to management and production.
Boston, Kluwer, 2002. XII, 556 p.

[264]	KOVÁCS, G. L. (Ed.): MIM 2001. IFAC workshop on manufacturing, modelling, management and control. Preprints. Prague, 2001.
Prague, IFAC, 2001. [10]. 166 p.

[265]	MONOSTORI, L. - VÁNCZA, J. - ALI, M. (Eds.): Engineering of intelligent systems. 14th international conference on industrial and engineering applications of artificial intelligence and expert systems, IEA/AIE. Proceedings. Budapest, 2001. 
Berlin, Springer, 2001. XVIII, 951 p.
(Lecture notes in artificial intelligence 2070.)  (N)  (0,253)

LECTURE NOTES

[266]	GERENCSÉR, L. - MICHALETZKY, Gy. - MOLNÁR-SÁSKA, G. - VÁGÓ, Zs.: Rejtett Markov modellek. Egyetemi jegyzet. (Hidden Markov models. Lecture Notes) (in Hungarian)
Budapest, ELTE TTK Valószínűségszámítási Tanszék, 2001. 54 p.

[267]	GILDING, B. H. - KERSNER, R.: Travelling waves in nonlinear diffusion-convection-reaction.
Enschede, University of Twente, 2001. 188 p.
(Faculty of Mathematical Sciences. Memorandum 1585.)  (N)

[268]	MICHALETZKY, Gy.: Kockázati folyamatok. Egyetemi jegyzet. (Risk processes. Lecture Notes) (in Hungarian)
Budapest, Eötvös Kiadó, 2001. 164 p.

[269]	VÁGÓ, Zs.: Ökonometriai módszerek. Egyetemi jegyzet. (Econometric methods. Lecture notes.) (in Hungarian)
Budapest, Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem, 2001. 45 p.