ACC2026 @ACC_Control

We're excited to announce the one and only ACC 2026 Deadline Extension: September 30th Finalize your submissions so we can meet in New Orleans in May. Again, there will be no more extensions.

🚀 Got exciting new results? Share them at ACC 2025! The Late-breaking News Poster session is your chance to showcase cutting-edge work—no full paper required! Submit an abstract + poster PDF via PaperPlaza. 📌 More info: acc2025.a2c2.org/authors/author… #ACC2025 #AutomaticControl

Don’t miss your chance to be part of a fantastic self-driving car competition! This is your opportunity to develop and showcase cutting-edge skills and technologies in autonomous driving. Register your team today: quanser.com/winners/2025-a…

The website for ACC 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana is now live! Please check it out for important information such as dates and the call for papers. acc2026.a2c2.org

🚨 Reminder: The deadline for submitting nominations for 2025 ACC Student Best Paper Award is fast approaching! ⏳ Make sure to submit your nomination form by October 14th, 2024 to recognize outstanding student research. Don’t miss the chance to highlight innovative work! 🌟.

In light of the widespread power outages across the southeastern U.S. caused by Hurricane Helene, the ACC manuscript submission deadline has been extended by 2 days to October 2, 2024. We hope this extension helps those affected. For more details, visit: acc2025.a2c2.org/authors/import….

Short extension of ACC'25 Submission date To avoid CDC submission conflicts the L-CSS and ACC due dates have been changed to 9/16 and 9/30, respectively. Please see the ACC’25 Important Dates webpage for further details: acc2025.a2c2.org/authors/import….

@GroverGroup Excited to launch our new center in transuranic chemistry: research.gatech.edu/georgia-tech-r…

📣 As we close the chapter on a successful #ACC2023 in San Diego, filled with enlightening technical programs, engaging workshops, illuminating tutorials, and esteemed plenary speakers, it's time to look ahead to the next grand rendezvous of brilliant minds. Mark your calendars, the 2024 American Control Conference (ACC) is set for Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12 in the cosmopolitan city of Toronto, Canada. We're thrilled to host ACC2024 at the beautiful Westin Harbour Castle, nestled in the heart of a city renowned for its multicultural richness and technological advancement. Intrigued? Watch our invitation video for a sneak peek: 👉youtu.be/gRs7Vg-CmUo🎥 Let's carry forward the spirit of learning, sharing, and networking from ACC2023 to next year's conference. It's your chance to present innovative ideas, foster collaborations and explore Toronto's vibrant tapestry of cultures. Important dates for #ACC2024: 📝 L-CSS Option Submission: September 8, 2023 📝 ACC Manuscript Submission: September 22, 2023 We encourage you to submit your papers and contribute to the depth and breadth of discussions that ACC is known for. Be a part of the narrative shaping the future of control systems. Looking forward to a larger gathering, more insightful exchanges, and shared experiences in Toronto. Stay tuned for more updates! 🎉👥🔬

🌅 Reflecting on last night's unforgettable dinner cruise experience during #ACC2023 - what a memorable night! As we sailed across the stunning San Diego Bay, the setting sun painted the sky in hues of gold, creating the perfect backdrop for continued discussions on control systems. From enjoying a sumptuous dinner onboard to sharing drinks and engaging in stimulating conversation, we embraced this unique opportunity to unwind after three intensive conference days. Accompanied by fantastic music, the atmosphere was both relaxed and energizing. We hope everyone had as much fun as we did, and the evening was a highlight of this year's conference. As we conclude our time together, we wish you all a safe journey back. #DinnerCruise #Networking #SanDiegoBay 🚢🌇

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🎙️ This morning, we also had the privilege of journeying through diffusions with Yongxin Chen, Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology, during his semi-plenary lecture at #ACC2023. His intriguing talk covered the gamut of diffusion processes - stochastic processes driven by Brownian motion - and their widespread applications in engineering, science, and finance. He graciously shared his experiences and the impact of these powerful tools on his research programs. Through a discussion of four research projects involving control, inference, and machine learning, Yongxin shed light on the versatile utility of diffusion processes in areas such as covariance control, distribution control, Monte Carlo Markov chain sampling, and generative modeling. Known for his outstanding contributions to automatic control and recognized with several prestigious awards, Yongxin's dedication to creating innovative solutions for real-world applications is truly inspiring. This was indeed an enlightening lecture to enrich our understanding of diffusion processes. #ControlTheory #Optimization #MachineLearning #Robotics 🚀

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🌬️ This morning, we were enlightened by an inspiring semi-plenary by Dennice Gayme, Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University, titled "Towards Flow Control: From Boundary Layers to Wind Farms and Back Again". She brilliantly expounded on how wind farms, viewed as a network of dynamical systems within the turbulent atmospheric boundary layer, can play a crucial role in supporting the grid with improved efficiency. She detailed innovative models and control strategies, delved into dynamic interconnections within the farm, and opened up exciting discussions on new approaches for developing control-oriented models. Dennice's cutting-edge research and thought leadership in the realm of large-scale networked systems have been consistently recognized and lauded, which was evident in her insightful talk today. A truly thought-provoking session to kick-start our last day at #ACC2023! #WindEnergy #FlowControl #DynamicalSystems 🌍🍃

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🏆This year's Best Student Paper Award at #ACC2023 goes to Mahmoud Abdelgalil with Asmaa Eldesoukey, and Haithem Taha, from the University of California Irvine with the paper titled "Singularly Perturbed Averaging with Application to Bio-Inspired 3D Source Seeking". Congratulations on this remarkable achievement!

🏆 The O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Awards in the Application category from ACC 2022 goes to Atindriyo Kusumo Pamososuryo, Sebastiaan Mulders, Riccardo Ferrari (@CionnRatz), and Jan-Willem Van Wingerden (@jwvanwingerden) for their work: “Periodic Load Estimation of a Wind Turbine Tower Using a Model Demodulation Transformation”. The O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Awards in the Theory category from ACC 2022 goes to Alexander Davydov, Anton V. Proskurnikov, and Francesco Bullo (@FrancescoBullo) for their work: “Non-Euclidean Contractivity of Recurrent Neural Networks”. A hearty round of applause 👏 to the winners, and we look forward to their future contributions. #OHugoSchuckAward #ACC2023 #AutomaticControl

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🏆 Prof. Richard D. Braatz from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (@MIT ) has been honored with the John R. Ragazzini Education Award for his exceptional contributions to automatic control education. Prof. Braatz has left a significant imprint on the field through the creation of innovative laboratory experiments, the authorship of a widely utilized textbook on fault detection and diagnosis, insightful tutorial/review papers and essays, and his unwavering commitment to mentoring graduate students and postdocs. With his rich academic journey and impressive body of work, Prof. Braatz has indeed set a high benchmark in control education. His tireless efforts have paved the way for new learnings and insights, benefiting students and fellow educators alike. Congratulations to Prof. Braatz on this well-deserved accolade! We are eagerly anticipating his future endeavors in further elevating control education. #JohnRRagazziniEducationAward #AutomaticControl #Education #ACC2023 #MIT

🏆 We are excited to announce that the prestigious Donald P. Eckman Award, recognizing outstanding young engineers in the field of automatic control, has been awarded to Jorge I. Poveda (@JoiPoFo) from the University of California, San Diego. Prof. Poveda is being honored for his remarkable contributions to the control and real-time optimization of hybrid dynamical systems. His work on model-free and extremum-seeking control, adaptive feedback optimization, and networked decision-making has had a profound impact on the field. With a distinguished academic journey that has taken him from Colombia to Harvard University and now UC San Diego, Prof. Poveda continues to advance our understanding of feedback control, hybrid dynamical systems, optimization, and learning algorithms. Please join us in celebrating this achievement and congratulating Prof. Poveda on this well-deserved honor. We are looking forward to his continued contributions to the field. #DonaldPEckmanAward #AutomaticControl #UCSanDiego #ACC2023

🏆 We are thrilled to announce the inaugural Babatunde A. Ogunnaike Control Practice Award, recognizing significant contributions to the advancement of control practice. The award was named in honor of Dr. Babatunde Ogunnaike, a luminary in control engineering, for his significant contributions to control practice in the chemical process industries, his inspirational teaching, and his leadership at the University of Delaware. The first recipient of this prestigious award is Daniel Abramovitch from Agilent Technologies. Daniel is being honored for his pioneering and sustained contributions to the advanced analysis, modeling, and control of high-precision, high-speed mechatronic systems. His relentless efforts to disseminate the impact of control systems through popular "practical methods" workshops and outreach efforts to students, practicing engineers, and the public are particularly commendable. Join us in celebrating this milestone and applauding Daniel for this well-deserved honor! We look forward to witnessing his further contributions to inspire the next generation of control engineers. #BabatundeAOgunnaikeAward #ControlPractice #Engineering #AgilentTechnologies #ACC2023

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🎖️ #ACC2023 awards ceremony: We are thrilled to announce that the prestigious Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, the highest recognition for US control systems engineers and scientists, has been awarded to Professor Stephen Boyd from @Stanford University this year. This accolade recognizes Prof. Boyd for his pioneering contributions and sustained leadership in the development and application of advanced optimization algorithms. A stalwart in the fields of control, signal processing, machine learning, and finance, his extensive work and influence are evident through his books, research articles, and the open-source tools developed by his group, which have been adopted widely, including in the SpaceX Falcon 9 landing system. As a Professor of Engineering and a member of the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering at Stanford University, Prof. Boyd continues to inspire future generations through his dedication to teaching. Please join us in congratulating Prof. Boyd on this well-deserved honor! We look forward to his continued contributions to the field. For more information about the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award and past recipients, visit a2c2.org/richard-e-bell… #RichardEBellmanAward #ControlSystems #Engineering #OptimizationAlgorithms #StanfordUniversity #ACC2023

🚀 What an incredible evening spent with none other than Bob Behnken, the esteemed NASA astronaut, at our public lecture today at #ACC2023! The audience was enthralled as Bob shared stories from his stellar journey in space exploration. From his background in control systems to the thrilling experiences of space missions, Bob's narrative had us all spellbound. His willingness to answer the multitude of questions from the audience was truly appreciated. It's not every day we get to have such candid conversations with a real-life astronaut! A big thank you to Bob for giving us a glimpse into his out-of-this-world adventures. And to everyone who attended and participated, thank you for your curious questions and engagement! #PublicLecture #NASA #Astronaut #BobBehnken #SpaceExploration #ControlSystems

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