Special Sessions | CDC 2025

WiC Luncheon
Schedule: Wednesday (December 10), 11:30-13:00
Location: Alhambra I
Organizers: Afef Fekih (Co-Chair: IEEE CSS Women in Control), Dennice Gayme (Co-Chair: IEEE CSS Women in Control)
- Workshops Chair
  Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Speaker
  University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Industry Session: Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs: Fundamental Research for Society's Future
Schedule: Wednesday (December 10), 12:30-13:30
Location: Oceania X
Presenters: Stefano Di Cairano (MERL), Abraham Vinod (MERL)
Special Session: Trailblazing women in control
Schedule: Wednesday (December 10), 13:00-14:00
Location: Capri II
Organizer: Grace S. Deaecto (Diversity and Inclusion Chair - CDC 2025)
- Speaker
  Charlotta Johnsson
  Lund University
- Speaker
  Eva Westin
  Lund University
Meet the Candidates Poster Session
Schedule: Wednesday (December 10), 18:30-19:30
Location: Europa
Special Session: Pathways to Science: Overcoming Barriers and Inspiring Futures
Schedule: Thursday (December 11), 9:30 - 11:30
Location: Capri I
Organizer: Grace S. Deaecto (Diversity and Inclusion Chair - CDC 2025)
- Speaker
  Christos Cassandras
  Boston University
- Speaker
  Dennice Gayme
  Johns Hopkins University
- Speaker
  João Hespanha
  University of California, Santa Barbara
- Speaker
  Patrícia Pena
  Federal University of Minas Gerais
Industry Session: Transforming Controls Curriculum with Generative AI and Hands-On Hardware using MATLAB and Simulink
Schedule: Thursday (December 11), 12:00-13:00
Location: Oceania X
Presenter: Craig Buhr (MathWorks)
Industry Session: From Proposal to Publication: Winning Grants with Quanser’s Free Assistance Program
Schedule: Thursday (December 11), 13:00-14:00
Location: Capri II
Presenter: Paul Karam (Quanser)