IEEE CSS Day 2024

We are excited to announce that the second CSS Day will be launched on October 21, 2024. The theme for this CSS Day will be "Control Enabling a Carbon Neutral World. Endorsed by the CSS Executive Committee, CSS Day will be a day designated to celebrate CSS's impact on technology, education, and society; a day dedicated to reaching out and engaging our community; a day designed to improve the visibility of our technical field and expand CSS diversity. Our community will showcase CSS research themes, membership activities, and outreach and diversity progress with week-long activities.

 Final Program Now Available

CSS Day Details

Various online and in-person events have been planned to bring the community together to connect, reflect, and celebrate.

CSS Day events

Presidents' round table

A round table chaired by CSS President Magnus Egerstedt, with the participation of past CSS presidents sharing their perspectives on the past, present, and future of CSS, will kick off the CSS Day on a high note.
Control history forum: Led by Prof. Alberto Isidori, the CSS History Standing Committee chair, this forum will walk us through the history lane of our field.

Technical Sessions sponsored by IEEE CSS Technical Committees with many addressing the theme of the event

Over the week, selected webinars featuring research groups around the world will showcase projects that are representative of CSS impact. Research groups from Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia will tell their stories.

Chapter/membership activities

Chapters will organize local outreach activities, seminars or workshops, industry visits or showcases, competitions, or student events — with the opportunity to share them with the entire CSS community.
An industry session including industry panelists from around the world. A student oriented session

The planning of the CSS Day is underway

Led by a task force with the following members leading different activities:

• Ian Petersen (CSS VPTA, chair)
• Kristin Pettersen (CSS VPMA, co-chair)
• Afef Fekih (Women in Engineering, WiC)
• Jonathan How (CSS VPFA)
• Magnus Egerstedt (CSS President)
• Fabio Pasqueletti (Web)
• Rush Patel (Young Professionals, Industry)
• Jing Sun (Previous CSS VPTA)
• Guoqiang Hu (Chapter Activities)

All events will be free for participants, but will require registration. Please check the CSS Day website for updates as the details unfold, and contact Ian Petersen ([email protected]) or anyone on the Task Force with your ideas and questions.