Preface to the USTC Alumni's SeriesPreface Gang Tao, Jing SunChapter 1A Sensitivity-Based View to the Stochastic Learning and OptimizationXi-Ren Cao, Fang CaoChapter 2Brief Review of Research on Robust Pole Clustering and Robust Structural ControlSheng-Guo WangChapter 3Two Challenging Problems in Control TheoryMinyue FuChapter 4Developments in Receding Horizon Optimization-Based Controls:Towards Real-time Implementation for Nonlinear Systems withFast DynamicsJing Sun, Reza Ghaemi, Ilya KolmanovskyChapter 5Multivariable Model Reference Adaptive ControlGang TaoChapter 6On Computer-Controlled Variable Structure Control SystemsBin Wang, Xinghuo Yu, Xiangjun Li, Changhong WangChapter 7Multi-Robot Formation Control Based on Feedback from Onboard SensorsTore Gustavi, Maja Karasalo, Xiaoming HuChapter 8Semiactive Control Strategies for Vibration Reduction in Smart StructuresNingsu LuoChapter 9Identification and Control of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems via a Constrained Input-Output Neurofuzzy NetworkMarcos Gonzgez-Olvera, Yu TangChapter 10Decomposition-Based Robot ControlGuangjun LiuChapter 11From Adaptive Observers to Decoupled State and Parameter EstimationsQinghua ZhangChapter 12Reduced-Order Controllers for the H�� Control Problem with Unstable Invariant Zeros or Infinite ZerosXin XinChapter 13Recent Advances in Bifurcation ControlHua O. WangChapter 14Intelligent Medical Robot Application ���� Tele-Neurosurgical Robot Case StudyWeimin Shen, Jason Gu, Yanjun ShenChapter 15Applications of Stochastic Control Theory in Portfolio ManagementTao Pang