• INDUSTRY PANEL SESSION

      Time: 10:30 – 12:00
      Location: Grand Ballroom C

      Improving electric vehicle (EV) efficiency is a multidisciplinary challenge spanning hardware, software, and intelligent systems. 

      • Shobhit Gupta
        Organizer
        Shobhit Gupta
      • Apoorva Roy
        Organizer
        Apoorva Roy
      • Gang Wang
        Organizer
        Gang Wang
    • Time: 12:00 – 13:30
      Location: Churchill D
       

      The Women in Control Luncheon aims to provide a networking opportunity for women in control engineering. It focuses on offering new perspectives on the current role of engineering, including discussions on programs, opportunities, and personal stories from women in both academia and industry. The social event is a public event organized by Women in Control (WiC) Committee
       

      • Necmiye Ozai
        Speaker
        Necmiye Ozay
      • Charis Stamouli
        Speaker
        Charis Stamouli
    • INDUSTRY LUNCH

      Time: 12:00 – 13:30 
      Location: Grand Ballroom D

      Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) is a leading research organization that conducts fundamental research to support the future society.

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        Presenter
        Stefano Di Cairano
      • Abraham Vinod
        Presenter
        Abraham P. Vinod
      • Jordan Leung
        Presenter
        Jordan Leung
    • Time: 13:30 – 15:00
      Location: Grand Ballroom C

      The National Science Foundation (NSF) offers multiple funding opportunities for investigators working in the field of controls, both within disciplinary programs in Engineering and other directorates, and through foundation wide cross-cutting initiatives.
       

      • Jordan Berg
        Organizer
        Jordan Berg
      • Marcello Canova
        Organizer
        Marcello Canova
      • Eyad Abed
        Organizer
        Eyad Abed
    • Time: Wednesday 15:30 – 17:00 
      Location: Grand Ballroom D

      In this special session, we will introduce control engineers to the basics of quantum computing. 

      • Helen Durand
        Organizer
        Helen Durand
    • INDUSTRY PANEL SESSION

      Time: Wednesday 10:30 – 12:00 
      Location: Churchill D

      Starting a career can be both exciting and challenging, especially without clear guidance.

      • Shobhit Gupta
        Organizer
        Shobhit Gupta
      • Apoorva Roy
        Organizer
        Apoorva Roy
      • Gang Wang
        Organizer
        Gang Wang
    • INDUSTRY LUNCH

      Time: 12:00 – 13:30
      Location: Grand Ballroom D

      Educators often face the challenge of limited time for creating comprehensive curricula while striving to help students grasp complex control concepts and bridge the gap between theory and practice. 

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        Presenter
        Craig Buhr
    • INDUSTRY-SPONSORED SESSION

      Time: 13:30 – 15:00
      Location: Grand Ballroom C

      Coffee and light refreshments available at the session

      Industrial systems are undergoing a fundamental shift from isolated, analog sensing toward fully connected, intelligent environments. At the center of this transformation is IO-Link, rapidly emerging as the fastest-growing standard in smart sensing. 
       

      • Organizer
        Behrouz Ebrahimi
      • Organizer
        Hollis Hart
    • Time: 15:30 – 17:00
      Location: Grand Ballroom C

      So, you think you have a great research idea, now how do you get funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to do the work?

      • Jordan Berg
        Organizer
        Jordan Berg
      • Marcello Canova
        Organizer
        Marcello Canova
      • Eyad Abed
        Organizer
        Eyad Abed
    • Time: 15:30 – 17:00 
      Location: Churchill D

      Please join us for this special session, in which we will discuss our experiences toward using filmmaking and storytelling as a broader impact and STEM outreach mechanism. 

      • Helen Durand
        Organizer
        Helen Durand
    • LUNCH SESSION

      Time: 12:00 – 13:30
      Location: Grand Ballroom C (Level 1)

      Lunch will be provided at the session on a first-come, first-served basis

      Conferences such as ACC primarily focus on technical topics. Career success, whether in academia, industry, or elsewhere, however, also depends substantially on non-technical aspects.

      • Fahmida Chowdhury
        Organizer & Chair
        Fahmida Chowdhury
      • Tariq Samad
        Co-Chair
        Tariq Samad