Workshop – Future PhD in control?!

Free workshop for master students. 

Are you wondering whether a PhD in control is the right choice for you? Then, don't miss our workshop "Future PhD in Control?!".

On the one hand, we explore current research trends in systems and control. On the other hand, we discuss the benefits of pursuing a PhD in control. The workshop is specifically focused on MSc students close to graduation who are wondering what the next steps might be.

We are looking forward to meeting to you Hannover!

   

Poster for Future PhD in Control Workshop 

Date, Location, and financial support

28th-29th April, 2025

Leibniz University Hannover, Leibnizhaus

Accommodation free of charge and travel support.

 
With generous funding from:

The workshop receives generous support by the Outreach Fund of IEEE Control Systems Society (CSS) and through a community grant of the European Control Association (EUCA). Put differently, travel costs and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed (up to a certain threshold).

https://www.ieeecss.org/
 
https://euca-ecc.org/

Programme

PhD in systems and control: Research perspective
Plenary talks:
  • Prof. Kathrin Flaßkamp (Universität des Saarlandes Saarbrücken, Germany)
  • Prof. Sandra Hirche (TU Munich, Germany), Research at the Interface of Information and Control
 
PhD talks:
  • Maisa Bandeira (TU Dortmund and TU Hamburg)
  • Isabelle Krauss (LU Hannover)
  • Robert Lefringhausen (TU Munich)
  • Lea Bold (TU Ilmenau)
  • Jakob Harzer (Universität Freiburg)
  • Yunfan Gao (Universität Freiburg and Bosch Corporate Research)
 
Hackathon
 

Organizers: PhD in control

Timm Faulwasser
Institute of Control Systems
Hamburg University of Technology		Moritz Diehl
Systems Control and Optimization
Laboratory
Universität Freiburg		Sandra Hirche
Chair of Information-oriented Control
TU Munich

 		Matthias Müller
Institute of Automatic Control
Leibniz Universität Hannover		Karl Worthmann
Optimization-based Control Group
TU Ilmenau
 

Detailed programme

Day 1 – 28th April, 2025    

TimeActivity
09:00 – 09:30Welcome by organizers
09:30 – 10:00Plenary Talk 1
„Research at the Interface of Information and Control“
Prof. Sandra Hirche (Technical University of Munich) (PDF) 
10:00 – 10:30PhD Talks 1 and 2
Maisa Bandeira (TU Dortmund University, Hamburg University of
Technology) (noch nicht verfügbar), Isabelle Krauss (Leibniz University Hannover), Julian Schiller
(Leibniz University Hannover) (PDF)
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 11:15PhD Talk 3
Lea Bold (TU Ilmenau) (PDF)
11:15 – 12:30Scientific Speed Dating
12:30 – 14:00Lunch break
14:00 – 14:05Message from the EUCA President, Maria Elena Valcher
14:05 – 14:50Plenary Talk 2 (noch nicht verfügbar)
„Motion Planning with Motion Primitives“
Prof. Kathrin Flasskamp (Saarland University)
14:50 – 15:30PhD Talks 4, 5, and 6
Robert Lefringhausen (Technical University of Munich) (PDF), Jakob Harzer 
(University of Freiburg) (noch nicht verfügbar), Yunfan Gao (University of Freiburg) (noch nicht verfügbar)
15:30 – 16:00Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00„Research perspectives at the interface of learning and control“
The workshop organizers
(T. Faulwasser) (M. A. Müller) (S. Hirche) 
17:00 – 17:30Introduction to Hackathon
17:30 – 17:45Organizational details
19:00Joint dinner of participants, speakers and organizers
 

Day 2 – 29th April, 2025

TimeActivity
08:30 – 09:00Early Morning Coffee
09:00 – 10:30Hackathon 1
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00Hackathon 2
12:00 – 12:30Presentations of Hackathon Results 1
12:30 – 13:30Lunch break
13:30 – 14:00Presentations of Hackathon Results 2
14:00 – 15:00Panel Discussion on Research Perspectives in Systems and Control
15:00End of Workshop
16:00 – 17:00Open PhD defense
„Robust stability and performance of nonlinear moving horizon estimation“
Julian Schiller (Leibniz University Hannover)

Are you interested in our workshop? (Attention: Deadline is in the past. Fully booked!)

Please submit:

  • your letter of motivation (max. 1 page) 
  • CV (max. 2 pages) 
  • Bachelor's degree certificate 
  • current transcript of grades 

...to obc(at)tu-ilmenau.de 

We look forward to hearing from you!