CONTROL 2026: 15th United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC) International Conference on Control
ACE & UKACC ‘Control Conference 2026
Dates: 23–25 June 2026
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
The ACE & UKACC Control Conference 2026, a flagship conference for the automatic control community, will take place from 23–25 June 2026, bringing together the UK control community for three days of discussion, exchange, and engagement across academia, industry, and practice. The conference will be hosted at Newcastle University’s Frederick Douglass Centre, offering modern facilities in the heart of a vibrant and accessible city.
Conference Themes
We welcome submissions across all areas of control engineering, including theoretical, computational, experimental, and applied work, as well as emerging and interdisciplinary topics.
Conference Structure
The conference will be organised as a combined event with distinct thematic focuses:
- Day 1 (23 June): ACE Forum, with a programme focused on community, policy, and industrial engagement
- Days 2–3 (24–25 June): UKACC Conference, featuring technical presentations and posters
Flexible registration options allow attendance for the ACE Forum (Day 1 only), the UKACC Conference (Days 2-3 only), or the full three-day programme.
Automatic Control Engineering Network
Research centre focused on advancing automation and control across key societal and industrial domains
United Kingdom Automatic Control Council
The United Kingdom’s National Member Organisation of the International Federation of Automatic Control
International Federation of Automatic Control
Multinational federation concerned with automatic control and its representation in the fields of engineering, science and the impact of control technology on society