Final Program
September 10th, 2026
September 10th, 2026
08:00 – 08:30 Welcome
08:30 – 10:30 Talks by Guest Speakers:
Jacqueline Scherpen (Univ Groningen, NL). Synchronization Preserving Model Reduction of a Class of Nonlinear Networked Systems
Rodolphe Sepulchre (KU Leuven, BE). Neuromorphic control
Pierre Rouchon (Mines Paris, FR). Dynamics and control of open quantum systems
Marius Polycarpou (Univ Cyprus, CY). Designing Feedback Systems for Rare but Devastating Events
Yajun Pan (Univ Dalhousie, CA). Intelligent Adaptive Robots
Bruno Siciliano (Univ Napoli, IT). Robot Manipulation and Control
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:40 Talks by Guest Speakers
Thomas Parisini (Imperial College, UK). Model-Based Control in the Data-Driven Era: Lessons from the Metal Industry
Frank Allgöwer (Univ Stuttgart, DE). Event‑Based Control: Continuing the Journey towards a Resource‑Aware Feedback Paradigm
John Lygeros (ETH, CH). Data-driven control of Urban Traffic Systems
Per-Olof Gutman (Technion, IL). Data driven foresight: the Kalman-Takens filter
Francisco Rodríguez (Univ. Sevilla, ES). Evolution of Feedback Control
12:40 – 14:00 Lunch Buffet (on-site, for registered participants only)
14:00 – 15:40 Talks by Guest Speakers
Kalle Johansson (KTH, SE). Learning mixed-autonomy traffic control models
Antonella Ferrara (Univ Pavia, IT). Integrating Sustainability and Grid Support in CAV-Based Traffic Control Systems
Maria Laura Delle Monache (UC-Berkeley, USA). Risk assessment and control for mixed autonomy traffic
Silvia Siri (Univ Genova, IT). Towards Intelligent Electric Public Transport: Multi-objective Optimization and Multi-scale Control Strategies
Panayiotou Christos (Univ Cyprus, CY). Fairness and dynamic pricing for demand and traffic management
15:40 – 16:00 Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:30 Talks by Local Colleagues & Former PhD Students
16:30 – 17:30 Carlos’s Talk
17:30 – 19:00 Cocktail Reception