The 8th IFAC Conference on Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC 2024), held every three years, is one of the flagship events of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC). This year’s conference took place in Kyoto, Japan, from August 21 to 24, 2024. The International Program Committee curated an exciting Read more…
A week ago, german chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the labs at the Research Centre for the Engineering of Smart Product Service Systems (ZESS) at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). A week ago, german chancellor Olaf Scholz visited the labs at ZESS. Many posts and reels have covered this great event in the meantime. On a personal account, Read more…
David Müller, a Ph.D. student at the Chair of Automatic Control and Systems Theory at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), spent a month collaborating with researchers at the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava (STUBA) as part of his research. The research exchange took place as part of the Horizon Europe Project FrontSeat Read more…
Nora Lindner, a PhD student at Ruhr University Bochum, visited the Institute of Information Engineering, Automation, and Mathematics (STUBA) from June 6 until July 12, 2024. Read a blog written by Nora about her experience in Bratislava. In June, I had the opportunity to visit the Institute of Information Engineering, Read more…
The 12th IFAC Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes (ADCHEM 2024) was held in Toronto from July 14 to 17, 2024. The International Program Committee has prepared an exciting scientific program that explores recent advances in the control of chemical, biochemical, and related process systems. Both academic and industrial Read more…
Over the past four months, Ján Boldocký, a Ph.D. student at the Institute of Automation, Informatization, and Measurement at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STUBA), embarked on an enriching research exchange at Ruhr University Bochum (RUB). This exchange took place under the project FrontSeat, hosted by the Chair Read more…
Professor Gabriele Pannocchia from the University of Pisa (UNIPI) visited STUBA on June 19-21. Together with Prof. Miroslav Fikar (STUBA), Prof. Gabriele Pannocchia actively participated in the preparation for the doctoral network. Their combined expertise and collaborative efforts were crucial in shaping the structure and objectives of the doctoral network. Read more…
International Safe Process Symposium 2024 in Ferrara, Italy: A Convergence of Industry Experts and Academic Visionaries The Safe Process Conference, or more specifically, the 12th IFAC Symposium on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety for Technical Processes, is organized every three years with the main aim of gathering experts from academia Read more…
As part of the FrontSeat project, we had the opportunity to engage with peers, present our latest research, and explore potential collaborations for future projects, and much more. We presented four research papers, highlighting our latest findings covering a range of topics within process engineering which were well-received by the Read more…
Such a joy to see young researchers, in this case a PhD student, taking all the benefits of the long-term stays that are part of the FrontSeat project 🚀We see great importance in supporting early-stage researchers and giving them space to grow. Thank you, Dušan Horváth for sharing your experience! Read more…
