In addition to the main technical program, the conference includes lunch-time and evening special sessions on industry, education, emerging topics, and funding opportunities.
Tuesday Overview
Time | Key Events |
18:15 - 19:15 | Plenary Session (see Plenary Sessions), Ballroom 1
"Control Challenges for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO)," Dennis Coyne, California Institute of Technology
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Wednesday Overview
Time | Key Events |
07:45 – 08:00 | 2020 ACC Opening Remarks (Ballroom 1) |
08:00 – 09:00 | Plenary Session (see Plenary Sessions) "Lots to Be Done: Towards Data-Informed, Real-Time Coordination Algorithms That Scale Up," Sonia Martinez, Univ. of California at San Diego (Ballroom 1) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Late Breaking Poster Session (Ballroom 1) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee Break (See online program for details) |
10:00 – 12:00 | Rapid Interactive Sessions (Ballroom 1) |
12:00 – 13:30 | Noon Special Sessions (see Special Sessions)
- An Overview of NSF Programs
- Women in Control Luncheon Meeting
- Research with Broad Scope and High Impact in an Industrial Laboratory (Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories)
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13:30 – 15:30 | Mid-Day Technical Sessions |
13:30 – 15:30 | Mid-Day Special Sessions (see Special Sessions)
- Women in Controls in Industry
- NREL's Control Research: Enabling a Clean Energy Future
- Workshop for Elementary, Middle, and High School Students, Teachers, and Parents
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15:30 – 16:00 | Late Breaking Poster Session (Ballroom 1) |
16:00 – 18:00 | Late Afternoon Technical Sessions |
16:00 – 18:00 | Late Afternoon Special Sessions (see Special Sessions)
- Women in Controls in Industry
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18:15 – 19:15 | Plenary Session (see Plenary Sessions) "Advances and Opportunities of AI and Machine Learning in Industrial Process Monitoring and Control," Leo Chiang, The Dow Chemical Company (Ballroom 1) |
Thursday Overview
Time | Key Events |
08:00 – 09:00 | Plenary Session (see Plenary Sessions) "Control of Complex Energy and Power Systems for Electrified Mobility," Andrew Alleyne, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Ballroom 1) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Late Breaking Poster Session (Ballroom 1) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee Break (See online program for details) |
09:30 – 11:45 | Rapid Interactive Sessions |
12:00 – 13:30 | Noon Special Sessions (see Special Sessions)
- Control Design for SuperCruise Automated Driving: Systems, Algorithms, Challenges and Solutions (General Motors)
- Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap in Robotics on a Massive Scale in Georgia Tech's Robotarium (Mathworks)
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13:30 – 15:30 | Mid-Day Technical Sessions |
13:30 – 15:30 | Mid-Day Special Sessions (see Special Sessions)
- Promoting Access for Underrepresented Groups in STEM Graduate Disciplines
- Quantum Information Systems: Communication, Control and Computing
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15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break (See online program for details) |
16:00 – 18:00 | Late Afternoon Technical Sessions |
16:00 – 18:00 | Late Afternoon Evening Sessions (see Special Sessions)
- Getting Funded by NSF: Proposal Preparation and the Merit Review Process
- Student Career Advising
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Friday Overview
Time | Key Events |
08:00 – 09:00 | Plenary Session (see Plenary Sessions) "Distributed Decision Making in Network Systems: Algorithms, Fundamental Limits, and Applications," Na Li, Harvard University (Ballroom 1) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Late Breaking Poster Session (Ballroom 1) |
09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee Break (See online program for details) |
09:30 – 11:45 | Rapid Interactive Sessions |
12:00 – 13:30 | ACC Awards Ceremony (Ballroom 1) |
13:30 – 15:30 | Mid-Day Technical Sessions |
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break (See online program for details) |
16:00 – 18:00 | Late Afternoon Technical Sessions |
18:30 – 19:30 | Closing Reception |
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