About us

The joint ACE & UKACC Control Conference 2026 is a flagship conference for the automatic control community, bringing together the UK control community for three days of discussion, exchange, and engagement across academia, industry, and practice. The conference covers theoretical, computational, experimental, and applied aspects of control, including robotics, machine learning, and energy systems.

Important Dates

Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Extended abstract submission deadline
Thu, Apr 2, 2026
Notification of outcomes
Fri, May 29, 2026
Poster upload deadline
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
Conference start date
Thu, Jun 25, 2026
Conference end date

Call For Paper

Control engineering
Machine learning
Automation
Robotics
Autonomy
Energy systems

The ACE & UKACC ‘Control Conference 2026’ invites the submission of extended abstracts presenting original research in control, automation and related areas. Submissions will be evaluated for inclusion as either single-track oral presentation or a poster presentation.

Committee

General Chair

Daniel Coca

Newcastle University

General Co-Chairs

Antonis Papachristodoulou

University of Oxford

Abolfazl Lavaei

Newcastle University

William Heath

Bangor University

Programme Chairs

Amy Nejati

Newcastle University

Allahyar Montazeri

Lancaster University

Industry, Sponsorship & Engagement Chair

Matthew Armstrong

Newcastle University

ECR Chair

Fulvio Forni

University of Cambridge

Publicity Chair

Hamed Rezaee

Newcastle University

EDI Chair

Francesca Boem

University College London

Award Chair

Damian Giaouris

Newcastle University

Local Arrangements & Registration Chair

Kate Kelly

Newcastle University

Website Chair

Imtiaz Fawwazi

Newcastle University