Post-Event Report: ACE Future Mobility Sandpit Workshop
The ACE Sandpit Workshop, held on 8 September 2025 at the University of Sheffield, focused on exploring the role of automatic control in the rapidly evolving field of future mobility. The event sought to address key challenges within the domain of automatic control engineering and its application in mobility systems.
Post-Event Report: AI and Data Industry and Roadmap Workshop
On the 11th of September 2025, the ACE AI and Data Grand Challenge Research Committee held a Industry/Roadmap Workshop at City St George’s, University of London.
This full-day event gathered established industry leaders, academics, and various governmental stakeholders to explore and address the challenges associated with investigating the diverse connections between AI and control theory.
Post-Event Report: Inspiring Innovation through Industry-Academia Collaboration
Following months of planning, the joint ACE-MathWorks ‘inspiring innovation through industry-academia collaboration’ took place on 5 June 2025, with an action-packed programme comprising presentations, discussions, and networking sessions. The main thread of the day was centred on the multi-faceted benefits of nurturing and maintaining effective collaboration between academia and industry from a control system engineering design perspective.
AI and Data Talk Series
We are thrilled to announce the AI and Data Talk Series — an engaging lecture series presented by the ACE AI and Data Grand Challenge Research Committee. This series aims to elevate awareness and foster dialogue among a diverse audience, including established researchers, industry professionals, and early career scholars, about the vital intersection of control theory and AI technologies.
ACE Ageing Society Grand Challenge Workshops
We are pleased to announce the upcoming ACE Ageing Society Grand Challenge Workshops, taking place on 22nd and 23rd September 2025 at the University of Warwick.
Hosted by the ACE Network (EPSRC-funded Automatic Control Engineering Network), these back-to-back events will explore how Automatic Control can support the UK’s ageing society through applied research, innovation, and collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers.
Clean Growth Industry /Roadmap Workshop
We are delighted to invite you to the forthcoming ACE Clean Growth Industry Engagement/Roadmap Consultation workshops on the 27th October at the University of Manchester.
The ACE Clean Growth GCRC focuses on harnessing the power of Automatic Control Engineering to drive sustainable innovation, tackle complex climate and energy challenges, and support the UK’s Net-Zero ambitions through smart, efficient systems across energy, manufacturing, and agriculture.
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