NCCR Automation

Time flies and it is time to say farewell to our third cohort of master students! Good-bye to Zheyu Wu, Michelle Egger, Yannick Schüpbach, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Boxuan Yao, Nicholas Behr, and Salma Elfeki, congratulations on your wonderful explainer texts and all the best for your next steps! And a big thanks to their teachers, Cara Koepele and Jan Brändle. Well done!

We've all heard of Lyapunov, but what do we really know about the man? Join Alberto Padoan and the inControl podcast for a trip through 19th century Russia

Are you interested to know what it takes to write an award winning paper? Catch up with IEEE CSS young author award winner Panagiotis Grontas in his presentation on 31st October.

🚩 The task force on startups and entrepreneurship is looking for new people who are curious about the path from research to real-world applications . What they do: 👉🏼 Showcase real world startups - online and during conferences 👉🏼 Collect and share resources that are actually useful for starting up - online and during conferences 👉🏼 Connect experienced entrepreneurs with researchers who are earlier in the journey. The control community has incredible ideas. Let's make sure they don't just stay in papers. Want to get involved? Reach out to Alisa Rupenyan-Vasileva (📩 [email protected]) and 📍Benjamin Sawicki (📩 [email protected])

Did you know that NCCR Automation works with industry partners? Get in touch to see how we can work together. Claudia Fischer, 📍Benjamin Sawicki

How do you come up with the perfect (control) recipe? Learn more about what Salma Elfeki has been cooking up during her master's project! https://lnkd.in/eXJpTh-2

🚀 PhD Position: Advancing Control Theory for Sustainable Buildings We're seeking a motivated doctoral student to join our team at ETH Zurich's Automatic Control Lab and inspire AG. The challenge: Develop cutting-edge distributed control and optimization theory that can run on edge devices with limited computational power. The mission:  • Push the boundaries of data-driven control theory • Design novel algorithms that bridge theory and real-world constraints • Work directly with industry partners to validate methods on actual HVAC systems Why it matters: Buildings account for massive energy consumption. Better control theory = more efficient buildings = lower emissions. The research focus is developing new theoretical foundations that enable the next generation of building automation. 🎓 Perfect for: Master's in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering | Strong theory + coding skills | Passion for impactful research 📍 Zurich | Co-supervised by Dr. Efe Balta (inspire AG) & Prof. John Lygeros (ETH) ⏰ Apply by October 31, 2025 Link: https://lnkd.in/dxmit9uA #PhDPosition #ControlTheory #Optimization #Research #ETHZurich #MachineLearning #Sustainability #BuildingAutomation

Coming to Treffpunkt Science City - ETH Zürich on 26th October? You have two chances to meet NCCR Automation - 📍Benjamin Sawicki will be in the HPH hall representing Grid2050 and our Walenstadt project from 11-16h, while Florian Dorfler will be speaking on "Dirigenten im Orchester - Neue Taktgeber im Stromnetz" in HCI G3 at 14:00. Pass by and learn now automation is revolutionising the energy grid! https://lnkd.in/gBvtaZS7

🚀 The wait is over — meet the brilliant minds powering BLISS this Winter 2025/26! This winter, BLISS brings together some of the brightest minds shaping the future of artificial intelligence. From visionary researchers and engineers to leading thinkers at top universities and companies. Together, we’ll explore AI in all its dimensions: the science behind it, the breakthroughs driving it forward, the technologies changing industries, and the social questions that come with it. Join us for a season of ideas that will challenge how we think, spark new perspectives, and expand what we believe AI can do. 📅 Bi-weekly talks on Tuesdays, starting October 21, 2025 📍 On site in Berlin at Technische Universität Berlin C130 🥤 Free drinks & pizza, vibrant community, and lots to learning 🔗 Check out the full schedule & RSVP for your favorite talks via Meetup: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dSCMpj4p 👤🧠 Big shoutout to our amazing speakers this season: Federico Barbero from Google DeepMind, University of Oxford, Beyza Ermis from Cohere, Ashley Edwards from Google DeepMind, Ameya Prabhu from Tübingen AI Center, Dilara Gokay from Google DeepMind, Jonas Hübotter from ETH Zürich, David Watson from King's College London and Ahmed Salem from Microsoft 📣 Stay tuned for more details and don’t forget to share this with your fellow AI enthusiasts! Technische Universität Berlin Freie Universität Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin AI NATION BIFOLD - Berlin Institute for the Foundations of Learning and Data KI Park Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) #AISpeakerSeries #BLISSSpeakerSeries #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DeepLearning #AIEthics #AICommunity #AITalks #BerlinAI #BerlinTech #BerlinEvents #TechInBerlin #MeetupBerlin #LearnWithBLISS #AIInnovation #FutureOfAI #AIEducation #AIResearch #TechTalks #InspiringMinds #AIForGood #AIForSociety

❓ Did you know that you cannot just turn off run-of-river power plants when there is an overproduction of electric power? 🌊 Yannick Schüpbach explains what you can do instead. https://lnkd.in/ef3RM-G9