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ELEC 595C.001 – Control Systems Seminar
Winter Term, 2025–26. Instructor: Alberto Padoan. Links: Website | Canvas.
Organizers: Alberto Padoan, Cyrus Neary, Dominic Liao-McPherson.
Lectures
Time: Every Thursday, 11:00 – 12:00.
Room: UBCV | Orchard Commons - Vantage College, Bartlett/Braeburn House (ORCH) | Floor: 4 | Room: 4002.
Office Hours
Students are encouraged to discuss questions during seminar sessions. Alternatively, after lectures by appointment via written email.
Credits
Units: 2. Full-year seminar course.
Course Description
The course is designed to bring together graduate students and faculty in the control systems area. It provides a forum for presenting research, practicing talks, and learning about new ideas. The format includes:
Invited speakers (1–2 per term)
Faculty presentations (1–2 per term)
Student presentations (each student presents roughly once per year)
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Communicate research by preparing and delivering a seminar presentation to a technical audience.
Engage with peer research through constructive questions and discussion.
Gain exposure to developments in control theory and related fields from invited speakers, faculty, and peers.
Develop presentation skills by practicing the delivery of technical talks.
Contribute to a scholarly community by attending, discussing, and learning from diverse perspectives in control systems.
Course Schedule
Seminar topics will vary based on presenters and invited speakers. The seminar schedule is available here.
Typical sessions include:
Presentations of ongoing PhD/MASc research projects
Tutorials on emerging methods in control theory
Talks by invited external speakers from academia and industry
Material & References
This is a seminar course; no required textbook. Relevant references will be provided by presenters.
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites. Open to all graduate students with interest in systems and control theory.
Assessment
100% – Seminar participation and presentation(s).
Participation includes:
Attending weekly sessions
Asking constructive questions
Delivering at least one presentation during the year
Disclaimers
This is not an official course webpage from UBC; it is maintained personally by the organizers. This being the inaugural run, please anticipate occasional technical adjustments. Thank you for your flexibility as we refine the experience.
Feedback
We welcome suggestions and feedback. Please contact one of the organizers:
Alberto Padoan | alberto [DOT] padoan [@] ubc [DOT] ca
Cyrus Neary | cyrus [DOT] neary [@] ubc [DOT] ca
Dominic Liao-McPherson | dliaomcp [@] mech [DOT] ubc [DOT] ca