Call for Papers

 

The International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control

 

Special Issue on Food and Bio-process Systems Modelling

 

Guest Editors: Dr John Bronlund and Dr Ruili Wang

(Massey University, New Zealand)

 

Processes in the food, dairy, meat, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are often complex and processing variables are highly interactive. Modelling provides a method for formalisation of soft knowledge of these systems. This in turn assists in developing process understanding, and optimal operation and control or design of these systems. This special issue is intended to present original research which demonstrates the value in applying mathematical modelling approaches to food and bio-process systems.

 

Possible food and bio-processing systems where the value of modelling could be demonstrated include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Processing operations
  • Food and pharmaceutical packaging
  • Predictive microbiology
  • Shelf life extension technologies
  • Biosensor design
  • Novel preservation technologies
  • Powder technology

 

All submissions will be anonymously evaluated by at least two reviewers, and a decision of selection for publication will be made based on the reviewers’ recommendation. Only electronic submissions in PDF are acceptable for reviewing purposes, and final submission of those selected papers will be in the format required by the publisher (http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=176). Please email your papers to the guest editors:

 

 

Dr John Bronlund

Institute of Technology and Engineering

College of Sciences, Massey University

Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North

New Zealand

Email: j.e.bronlund@massey.ac.nz

Phone: +64-6-3505542

Fax: +64-6-3505604

 

Dr Ruili Wang 

Institute of Information Sciences and Technology

College of Sciences, Massey University

Private Bag 11 222, Palmerston North

New Zealand

Email: r.wang@massey.ac.nz  

Phone: +64-6-3569099 ext.2548

Fax: +64-6-3502259

 

Important Dates:

 

Submission of full paper: 28 April 2006 

Notification of acceptance: 08 July 2006

Submission of final and revised manuscripts: 08 August 2006

Publication: (probably) December, 2006

 

Websites:

 

http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=332

 

http://www-ist.massey.ac.nz/rwang/journals/IJMIC-2.htm