CONTROL 2026 (ACE Network/ UKACC Conference Special)

<p>In this episode I have the pleasure of attending the CONTROL2026 conference, and bring you along with me! This conference was the largest gatheringof control engineers in the UK recent years, co-organized by the ACE network and UK Automatic Control Council (UKACC). Join me as I explore the ACE network and some of the fabulous control engineering research taking place across theUK!</p><p>Join the ACE network!: <a href="https://ukcontrol.org/join-ace">⁠https://ukcontrol.org/join-ace</a></p><p> </p><p>You can find the transcript for this episode at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1131VDAX37W9GOJ87c0PZqXt83VMds1rAdapr1HdgN3Q/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1131VDAX37W9GOJ87c0PZqXt83VMds1rAdapr1HdgN3Q/edit?usp=sharing</a></p><p> </p><p>Follow the podcast on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/coffee-and-control-podcast/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/coffee-and-control-podcast/</a></p><p>Or connect with me directly: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-hodgins-733a30175/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-hodgins-733a30175/</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p>Control 2026: <a href="https://control2026.ukcontrol.org/">https://control2026.ukcontrol.org/</a></p><p>Conference proceedings: <a href="https://control2026.ukcontrol.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Control-2026-Proceedings-Booklet.pdf">https://control2026.ukcontrol.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Control-2026-Proceedings-Booklet.pdf</a></p><p>ACE network: <a href="https://ukcontrol.org/">https://ukcontrol.org/</a></p><p>UKACC: <a href="https://ukacc.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/">https://ukacc.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/</a></p><p>IFAC: <a href="https://www.ifac-control.org/">https://www.ifac-control.org/</a></p><p>Pramod Khargonekar: <a href="https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/khargonekar/">https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/khargonekar/</a></p><p>Slides from his talk: <a href="https://bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/faculty.sites.uci.edu/dist/8/644/files/2026/06/PPK_UKControl_Keynote_Final.pdf">https://coffeecontrollinks.short.gy/yaf5rk</a></p><p>Norbert Weiner: <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Norbert-Wiener">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Norbert-Wiener</a></p><p>Automony vs automation: <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-020-01004-z">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-020-01004-z</a></p><p>InControl episode: <a href="https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/episodes/11513053-ep6-norbert-wiener-and-cybernetics">https://www.incontrolpodcast.com/1632769/episodes/11513053-ep6-norbert-wiener-and-cybernetics</a></p><p>Macy Conference proceedings: <a href="http://cybernetic-bookshelf.org:8083/book/2636">http://cybernetic-bookshelf.org:8083/book/2636</a>Dartmouth conference: <a href="https://opendigitalai.org/en/the-dartmouth-conference-1956-the-big-bang-of-ai/">https://opendigitalai.org/en/the-dartmouth-conference-1956-the-big-bang-of-ai/</a></p><p>John McCarthy: <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-McCarthy">https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-McCarthy</a></p><p>Daniel Coca: <a href="https://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/staff/profile/danielcoca.html">https://www.ncl.ac.uk/engineering/staff/profile/danielcoca.html</a></p><p>EPSRC: <a href="https://www.ukri.org/councils/epsrc/">https://www.ukri.org/councils/epsrc/</a></p><p>Interview with Andy Lawrence: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BvPXw3YyoqdsvbQ573OF1">https://open.spotify.com/episode/6BvPXw3YyoqdsvbQ573OF1</a></p><p>William Heath: <a href="https://www.bangor.ac.uk/staff/scse/william-heath-680178/en">https://www.bangor.ac.uk/staff/scse/william-heath-680178/en</a></p><p>Alessandro Astolfi: <a href="https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.astolfi">https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/a.astolfi</a></p><p>Antonis Papachristodoulou: <a href="https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/antonis-papachristodoulou">https://eng.ox.ac.uk/people/antonis-papachristodoulou</a></p><p>Stephen Duncan: <a href="https://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/peop