CONTROL 2026 - Co-sponsored by IFACx

Registration for the ACE & UKACC Control 2026 conference is now open, and we are pleased to invite submissions through the Call for Abstracts.

The conference will take place from 23–25 June 2026 at the Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle University, bringing together the UK control community for three days of discussion, exchange, and engagement across academia, industry, and practice.

The programme is organised as a combined event:

• Day 1 (23 June): ACE Forum, focused on community, policy, and industrial engagement

• Days 2–3 (24–25 June): UKACC Conference, featuring technical presentations and posters

Call for Abstracts

We invite submissions of extended abstracts (up to two pages) from all areas of control engineering, including theoretical, computational, experimental, applied, emerging, and interdisciplinary topics.

Extended abstracts will be used to select oral presentations and poster contributions, within a concise, abstract-led programme designed to maximise discussion, visibility, and cross-community engagement.

Submissions from early-career researchers and PhD students are particularly encouraged.

Authors of accepted extended abstracts will have opportunities for:

• Oral presentation of complete or in-progress work in a single-track programme

• Poster presentation and visibility for early-stage and applied work

• Engagement with the UK control community, industry, and policymakers

• Eligibility for the Best Poster Award

• Subsequent publication of their work in other venues

Information on how to submit your paper can be found here.

Registration

Flexible registration options are available for the ACE Forum (Day 1), the UKACC Conference (Days 2–3), or the full three-day programme.

Early-bird registration rates are available until 22 April 2026.

Full details on submission guidelines and registration options are available at:

https://control2026.ukcontrol.org

For enquiries, please contact info@ukcontrol.org.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and to welcoming you to Newcastle in June 2026.

25 January 2026