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Where the global control community does its work

IFAC's Technical Committees (TCs) are responsible for the technical areas covered by IFAC, which are specialized topics in control engineering. The technical areas are placed into nine groups, called Coordinating Committees (CCs), where each technical area within a CC coincides with a TC.

Technical Committees

The technical work of IFAC is performed by nine Coordinating Committees, each grouping a number of Technical Committees that focus on specialised topics in control. The TCs plan symposia, propose conferences and publish technical reports — and they are open to contributions from the global control community.
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Activities News

The latest 5 stories from across the federation — TC milestones, Council updates, programme launches and reports.
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TC News

Pick a CC to see all the news from its TCs. Pick a specific TC to narrow further. The article grid below updates accordingly.

99 articles across all Technical Committees

AMEST and IMS 2027

7th IFAC Workshop on Advanced Maintenance Engineering, Services and Technologies and 17th IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems

TC 5.1 Standing Committee
2 October 2026
TC 5.1

CAMS 2027

17th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics and Vehicles

TC 3.2 Standing Committee
15 September 2026
TC 3.2

ICFDA 2027

The 14th IFAC Conference on Fractional Differentiation and its Applications

TC 1.1 Standing Committee
15 September 2026
TC 1.1

ROCOND & LPVS 2027

The joint 12th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design (ROCOND 2027) and 7th IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter Varying Systems (LPVS 2027).

TC 1.1 Standing Committee
15 September 2026
TC 1.1

ADHS 2027

The 9th IFAC Conference on Analysis and Design of Hybrid Systems

TC 1.3 Standing Committee
15 September 2026
TC 1.3
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Building bridges with industry

Established in 2017, the Industry Committee (IndCom) aims to strengthen the engagement of industry and industry representatives in IFAC activities, enhance the value of IFAC to industry, help control research realize its full potential for industry impact, and to ensure that research and education in academia is informed by industry perspectives.
Industry Committee members →

Reference Materials

Documents and links for reports, articles, etc. on industrial success stories for advanced control, perspective articles, interviews, etc.

Derik le Roux IFAC Secretary
27 August 2026
INDUSTRY

Industry and Academe Collaboration

Publications concerning improving collaboration in research. These are the result of the industry and academe taskforce which is now closed

Derik le Roux IFAC Secretary
26 August 2026
INDUSTRY
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Activity Fund

The IFAC Activity Fund invites applications for financial support of initiatives that foster and promote the control community. The fund sponsors initiatives that maximize control community engagement, promote inclusion and diversity in alignment with the IFAC guidelines, and increase control engineering influence in public discourse and decision-making.
What is the Activity Fund and how to apply? → Activity Fund FAQs →
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Education

The Education Activities Committee facilitates educational and outreach activities at IFAC conferences, across the IFAC Technical Committees, and other IFAC activities.
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Diversity & Inclusion

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee raises awareness for diversity, monitors different aspects of diversity within IFAC and consult the Executive Officers and Council on all matters related to Diversity and Inclusion.
D&I Committee members →
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