| · Preface to the Special Issue on "Emerging Technologies for Steel Process Control | ·····425 |
| · Simulator Based Design of Secondary Cooling Zone Control in Continuous Casting | ·····426 |
| · Simultaneous Optimization of Charging Scheduling and Heating Control in Reheating Furnace | ·····434 |
| · A Hybrid MPC for Start-up Phase Tension and Looper Control in Hot Strip Finishing Mills Using an Optimal Condition for Mode Transition Time | ·····443 |
| · Modeling and Control of Bimodal Coiler System | ·····451 |
| · Nonlinear Receding Horizon Control of Thickness and Tension in a Tandem Cold Mill with a Variable Rolling Speed | ·····459 |