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Congratulations to Keum Shik Hong on being named an #IFACFellow! 🎯 Distinguished Professor Qingdao University 🎯 Pioneer in cogno-mechatronics & brain-computer interfaces 🎯 Presidential Award from Korean govt 🎯 Fellow of IEEE, ACA, ICROS Learn more: buff.ly/HkksZC2

The IFAC Activity Fund is now open for applications, offering financial support to initiatives that strengthen public engagement and outreach within the control community. 🚨The deadline for applications is April 30th, 2026. For full details visit: buff.ly/M4cEBfp

📰 Two new Deputy Editors for IFAC journals! ➡️ Nicolas Petit (MINES ParisTech) — Control Engineering Practice ➡️ @jungersraphael1 (UCLouvain) — Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems Strengthening editorial leadership across the IFAC portfolio. More ⬇️ buff.ly/01hLRuQ

🎯 IFAC Fellow: Alberto Bemporad, Professor @IMTLucca, expert in model predictive control & optimization. ✅ Author: MPC Toolbox (@MATLAB) ✅ Co-founder: ODYS (industrial MPC) ✅ 21 patents Full profile ⬇️buff.ly/HkksZC2 #ControlEngineering

🏆 Call for nominations: IFAC Congress Paper Prizes at IFAC2026 in Busan! ➡️ Young Author Theory Prize & Young Author Application Prize (both under 30) ➡️ Application Paper Prize 🚨 Deadline: April 15, 2026 - Self-nominations not allowed. Details ⬇️ buff.ly/S3Wnw4J

🤖 Recap: IFAC Distinguished Lecturer Bruno Siciliano presented "Robot Manipulation and Control" at #LACC2025 in Cancun, Mexico. PRISMA team research: dynamic, aerial, autonomous manipulation + haptic shared control. More in the newsletter ⬇️ buff.ly/S3Wnw4J

🎓 IFAC Fellow Xinghuo Yu from RMIT!✅ Distinguished Professor & Assoc. Deputy VC ✅ Ex-President, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (2018-19) ✅ Fellow of Australian Academy of Science ✅ Details ⬇️ buff.ly/HkksZC2 #ControlEngineering

It's time for another round of #ControlFun 🪅 By @BrianBDouglas

On #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the brilliant women shaping the global IFAC community 🌍 From research and innovation to education and mentorship, women in automatic control and systems engineering drive progress every day. #WomenInSTEM #AutomaticControl

Congratulations to Franco Blanchini on being named an #IFACFellow! 🎯 Director, Lab of System Dynamics @uniud 🎯 2002 IFAC Survey Paper Prize winner 🎯 Expert in set theoretic methods 🎻 Rock climber & violinist! Learn more: buff.ly/HkksZC2

🎤 Introducing Dr. Laura Albert – Semi-Plenary Speaker at the IFAC World Congress in Busan and her blog “Punk Rock Operations Research.” 👉 Discover her blog: buff.ly/RYy3Tns We look forward to her insights at #IFAC2026 🔗 buff.ly/yHuMxMs

The first IFAC Newsletter of 2026 is out 👏🏼 👉🏼 Who are the new IFAC Fellows? 👉🏼 What IFACx events are coming up in 2026? 👉🏼 And what’s ahead for the global control community? Definitely worth a read 👀 buff.ly/S3Wnw4J

Congratulations to Anders Rantzer on being named an IFAC Fellow! 🎯 Professor at Lund University, Sweden 🎯 IEEE Fellow & Royal Swedish Academy member 🎯 Research: scalable & adaptive control systems Learn more: buff.ly/r23oICJ #ControlEngineering

🎓 IFAC Public Lecture: Prof. Silvia Mastellone on "Reliability Control & Decision Making" — extending EV lifetime through smart control design 📅 Apr 16, 16:15 CET 📍 TU Vienna + Zoom Free! Register by Apr 1 → secretariat@ifac-control.org buff.ly/4ACmjZY

🤝 Meet the IFAC Industry Committee 📊 118 members from 30 countries 🏭 Bridging academia & industry since 2017 🏆 NEW: Doctoral Thesis & Practitioner Awards Learn more ⬇️ buff.ly/xX34ohz #AutomaticControl #IFAC

🎓 IFAC Fellow: Jacquelien M.A. Scherpen Rector Magnificus @univgroningen, expert in model reduction & smart energy systems.🏆 Knight Order Netherlands Lion (2019) 🏆 Engineer of 2023 (Netherlands) 🏆 2025 Bode Lecturer at IEEE CDC. Profile ⬇️ buff.ly/qClJPS2

📰 IFAC Industry Committee Newsletter — Jan 2026 🏆 Two new awards for industry impact 📚 Edited volume on "The Impact of #AutomaticControl Research on Industrial Innovation" 🎯 World Congress 2026 forum previews Full newsletter ⬇️ buff.ly/wH5jDwP #ControlEngineering

🧪 Introducing IFAC journal: Journal of Process Control — monitoring, control, optimization across industries. Journal: buff.ly/z4v0uCK• Hub: buff.ly/PZNvLhT @sciencedirect @ElsevierConnect #AutomaticControl #ControlEngineering #ProcessControl

🔬 IFAC Fellow: Guang-Ren Duan. Discovered Fully Actuated System (FAS) models in 2021. ✅ 600+ SCI publications ✅ Ranked No. 1 globally (2025, Elsevier-Stanford) ✅ Fellow: IEEE, IFAC, IET, CAAFAS approach reshaping control design worldwide. Profile ⬇️buff.ly/0WmvVSr

Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Through the Girls in Control initiative, IFAC is committed to empowering the next generation, ensuring that every girl can imagine a future in STEM. Read more on the initiative: 🔗 buff.ly/fowHTch