Friday, December 18

13:30-15:15 PM | Nautilus 2


This session will feature a live recording of the Coffee and Control podcast, taking the form of a panel discussion about the realities of conducting research within the field of control.

We’ll touch on topics surrounding finding and choosing research problems, failures and perseverance, navigating career transitions, and building strong collaborations. We’ll also discuss how AI is changing the way that research is conducted in control, and advice on how we as a community can adapt to these changes. There will also be an opportunity for a Q&A at the end of the session.

Whilst designed to appeal to researchers at all career stages, this event is particularly aimed atearly careers researchers, postdocs, and graduate students.

  • Host
    Lucy Hodgins

    University of Southampton

  • Guest
    Naira Hovakimyan

    University of Illinois

  • Guest
    Gioele Zardini

    MIT

  • Guest
    Jeff Shamma

    University of Illinois