ICoCTA 2021 Preface

Abstract

Control theory and engineering have witnessed dramatic achievements, which have made possible space travel and communication satellites, have assisted in the design of safe and efficient aircraft, ships, trains, and cars, have helped in developing cleaner chemical processes while addressing environmental concerns.The International Conference on Control Theory and Applications 2021(ICoCTA 2021), organized by the Hong Kong Society of Robotics and Automation (HKSRA), was scheduled to be held in Chengdu, China, but was held virtually on November 4-6, 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ICoCTA 2021 aims to bring together researchers, engineers, scientists and industry professionals in a unique platform and present their stimulating research and knowledge transfer ideas in Control Theory and Applications.The conference included two full days of technical sessions consisting of keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentations. We were delighted and honored to invited Prof. Romeo Ortega (IEEE Fellow, Full Professor at ITAM, Mexico), Prof. Petros Ioannou (A.V. ‘BAL’ Chair Professor, University of Southern California) and Prof. YangQuan Chen (University of California, Merced) to share their insightful ideas and mind-blowing research as keynote speakers.After a couple of months well preparation and hard work, the proceeding of the International Conference on Control Theory and Applications 2021 (ICoCTA 2021) is smoothly published.On behalf of the conference organizing committee, we’d like to show our congratulation and sincere gratitude to all authors, peer reviewers, speakers, oral and poster presenters and listeners. We deeply appreciate their endeavor in making the conference an impressive success.List of ICoCTA Committee Members are available in the pdf