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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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Build, Control and Fly: Mini-drone Activities

The project aims to engage a diverse range of young people in interactive learning experiences with a focus on control engineering. High-school students will have the opportunity to explore, construct, program, and operate small aerial drones in the form of a hands-on workshop. In addition, captivating drone flight demonstrations will be conducted to educate the broader public.

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27-Aug-2026
Activities Activity Fund

Reference Materials

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

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27-Aug-2026
Activities Industry
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Activities News

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

Build, Control and Fly: Mini-drone Activities

The project aims to engage a diverse range of young people in interactive learning experiences with a focus on control engineering. High-school students will have the opportunity to explore, construct, program, and operate small aerial drones in the form of a hands-on workshop. In addition, captivating drone flight demonstrations will be conducted to educate the broader public.

Derik le Roux Administrator
27-Aug-2026
Activities Activity Fund
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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.

87 articles across all Technical Committees

LHMNC 2027

9th IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control

TC 1.1 Standing Committee
08-Sep-2026
TC 1.1

ACNDC 2027

8th IFAC Conference on Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos

TC 2.1 Standing Committee
02-Sep-2026
TC 2.1

ACODS 2026

9th IFAC International Conference on Advances in Control and Optimization of Dynamical Systems

TC 2.4 Standing Committee
17-Aug-2026
TC 2.4

EI2N 2026

20th International IFAC/IFIP Workshop on Enterprise Integration, Interoperability and Networking

TC 3.2 Standing Committee
17-Aug-2026
TC 3.2

IN4PL 2026

7th International Conference on Innovative Intelligent Industrial Production and Logistics

TC 3.2 Standing Committee
17-Aug-2026
TC 3.2

ICINCO 2026

23rd International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics

TC 3.1 Standing Committee
17-Aug-2026
TC 3.1

MECC 2026

The 6th Modeling, Estimation and Control Conference (MECC 2026)

TC 1.2 Standing Committee
17-Aug-2026
TC 1.2

SIMS 2026

The 67th International Conference of Scandinavian Simulation Society, SIMS 2026

TC 3.2 Standing Committee
17-Aug-2026
TC 3.2
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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 Administrator
27-Aug-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 Administrator
26-Aug-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? →

Build, Control and Fly: Mini-drone Activities

The project aims to engage a diverse range of young people in interactive learning experiences with a focus on control engineering. High-school students will have the opportunity to explore, construct, program, and operate small aerial drones in the form of a hands-on workshop. In addition, captivating drone flight demonstrations will be conducted to educate the broader public.

Derik le Roux

27-Aug-2026
ACTIVITY FUND
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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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