SPONSORS Sponsored by: IFAC TC 7.5 on Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles (IAV) Co-sponsored by: IFAC TC 1.3 – Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems IFAC TC 4.1 – Components and Technologies for Control IFAC TC 4.3 – Robotics IFAC TC 7.1 – Automotive Control IFAC TC 7.3 – Aerospace COMMITTEE International Program Committee IPC: Prof. Giuseppe Oriolo, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Roma, Italy Prof. Paul Plöger, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University, St. Augustin, Germany Prof. Raul Rojas, Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin, Germany Dr. Thanh Binh To, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, Germany For a full list of IPC members see conference web side link "COMMITTEES". National Organization Committee NOC: Prof. Karsten Berns, Uni. of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany Prof. Dr. Oskar von Stryk, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany Dipl.-Ing. Martin Hägele, Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, Germany PAPER SUBMISSION Papers must be submitted through PaperPlaza conference submission system. Accepted papers must comply with the standard IFAC conference format and must not exceed 6 two-column pages. Each paper should be prepared in accordance with the IFAC-Elsevier style (see the IFAC Author Guide http://www.ifac- control.org/events/authors-guide ). Only the PDF file format is supported. A full registration fee on behalf of one of the authors will be required at the time of uploading the final version of an accepted paper. For more information, please follow the link "SUBMISSIONS" located in the top line of the conference web site. CORRESPONDENCE For further information on IAV2016 please contact one of the chairs [email protected] , [email protected] or [email protected] IMPORTANT DATES • Draft Paper Submission Deadline: November 01, 2015 • Paper Acceptance Notification: February 15, 2016 • Final paper submission: March 15, 2016 • Early Registration Deadline: April 01, 2016 • Regular Event Registration Deadline: May 01, 2016 • Symposium Start Date: June 29, 2016 • Symposium End Date: July 01, 2016 LOCATION The IFAC IAV 2016 will take place in the town of Leipzig. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe already praised Leipzig with the lines "Mein Leipzig lob’ ich mir". Art and sciences, trade and creativity – culture, the spiritual and money have long enjoyed a fruitful symbiosis here in Leipzig. This is because the concept of global networking has a long tradition in Leipzig, one of the world's oldest trade fair locations – it has long been a place for trading goods, but also knowledge and ideas. City of people, city of books, city of trade fairs, city of universities, city of heroes, city of culture, creative hotspot, economic center, and a center for knowledge – Leipzig fits many labels, and has even more faces that belong to this Saxon metropolis. Not so long ago, Leipzig was the starting point of the Peaceful Revolution. Today, Leipzig is livelier than ever. Well-known companies such as Amazon, BMW, DHL and Porsche have settled in this business location. Leipzig's research centers are among the world's top scientific institutions. World-class artistic highlights include the Gewandhausorchester, the Thomanerchor and the Neue Leipziger Schule with Neo Rauch. Come to Leipzig, and learn more about the home of Leipziger Messe and the special atmosphere of this city! The IAV2106 will be conducted at the same place and in parallel to the 20th anniversary of the RoboCup World championships. Picture of Leipziger Messe © Leipziger Messe/Grubitzsch