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Activity Fund October 2025 Awardees

We are pleased to announce the following project awards from the October 2025 call for applications of the IFAC Activity Fund!

Derik le Roux IFAC Secretary · Updated 13 August 2026

Congratulations to the following projects!

  • FoldBoat – An educational kit for small autonomous boats development
    Project leader: Marco Bibuli (IT)
    IFAC organizational sponsor: TC 7.2
  • Promoting Automatic Control at an Early Age: An Inclusive STEM Workshop Initiative
    Project leader: María del Mar Castilla Nieto (ES)
    IFAC organizational sponsor: CEA, Spain NMO
  • UK & Ireland Student Marine Robotics Workshop
    Project leader: Marvin Wright (UK)
    IFAC organizational sponsor: Education Committee
  • Workshop: Observer design for industrial application
    Project leader: Derik le Roux (ZA)
    IFAC organizational sponsor: SACAC, South African NMO
  • National Meeting for the Founding of Indonesian IFAC National Member Organization at Asian Control Conference 2026 in Bali, Indonesia
    Project leader: Dr. Azka Muji Burohman (ID)
    IFAC organizational sponsor: Netherlands NMO
  • Engineering Systems Awaiting Controller Modification: An App to Practice Modifying Control Laws
    Project leader: Helen Durand (US)
    IFAC organizational sponsor: TC 2.4

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