Networking, knowledge transfer and education: Take part in our events.

Recently, we organized the CyDiSy conference, seminar series, and symposia. To watch the recordings, visit our YouTube channel.

Events

2026

September

Workshop

Annual retreat

Mi. Sep 2 – Fr. Sep 4 2026, ganztags

November

Workshop

bench2biz

Fr. Nov 13 – Do. Nov 19 2026, ganztags

Dezember

Workshop

CDC Workshop: Distributionally Robust Optimization for Control, Learning, and Games

Mo. Dez 14 2026, ganztags

2027

Juli

21st IFAC Symposium on System Identification: learning models for decision and control

Mi. Jul 7 – Fr. Jul 9 2027, ganztags

Vergangene Events

2026

August

Open day

Meet us at Scientifica 2026

Sa. Aug 29 – So. Aug 30 2026, ganztags

Workshop

IFAC'26 Workshop From optimization to autonomy

So. Aug 23 2026, ganztags

Juli

Industry-Academia Workshops on Control and Computational Methods

Mi. Jul 1 2026, ganztags

Juni

Workshop

Workshop on Local Electricity Communities - Energy Policy meets Automation

Mi. Jun 17 2026, 9:30 – 12:00

Workshop

2026 IEEE Switzerland Section Annual General Assembly

Fr. Jun 12 2026, ganztags

Workshop

Thematic workshop - Theme 1.4: Lifelong Learning Control

Do. Jun 4 2026, 10:45 – 16:00

Mai

Lecture

John von Neumann Lecture: Science and (ir)responsibility of scientists

Fr. Mai 29 2026, 15:00 – 16:15

Workshop

Thematic workshop - Theme 3.3 Energy Systems

Fr. Mai 29 2026, 10:00 – 18:00

Thematic workshop - Theme 3.4: Advanced control for robotics

Fr. Mai 29 2026, ganztags

Workshop

Thematic workshop - Theme 3.1 Mobility

Di. Mai 26 2026, ganztags

Workshop

Thematic workshop - Responsible automation

Fr. Mai 22 2026, ganztags

Thematic workshop - Theme 3.2: Advanced manufacturing

Do. Mai 21 2026, ganztags

Open day

NCCR Automation Fellowship - Info event

Di. Mai 19 2026, 17:00 – 18:00

Thematic workshop - Theme 1.1: Design of Autonomous Systems: From data to control

Di. Mai 19 2026, ganztags

Workshop

Theory Pathfinder Kick-Off Workshop

Mo. Mai 18 2026, 14:00 – 17:00

Open day

NCCR Automation Fellowship - Info event

Mo. Mai 18 2026, 9:00 – 10:00

Open day

Ball-on-plate at the Enter museum Science Days

Sa. Mai 16 – So. Mai 17 2026, ganztags

Workshop

Thematic workshop - Theme 1.2: Interconnection of autonomous systems

Fr. Mai 15 2026, ganztags

Info event: CAS ETH Applied Automation Technology

Di. Mai 12 2026, 12:15 – 13:00

Talk: kuafu - a startup orchestrating the grid of tomorrow: smarter, cleaner, more resilient

Di. Mai 12 2026, 12:00 – 12:45

Junior Retreat

Mo. Mai 11 – Mi. Mai 13 2026, ganztags

Workshop

Workshop: Stress Management, Resilience & Psychological Safety in Academia

Mi. Mai 6 2026, 10:00 – 17:00

Workshop

Workshop: Personal Branding and Professional Visibility for researchers

Di. Mai 5 2026, 9:30 – 17:00

Workshop

Workshop: Effective Visual Communication of Science

Mo. Mai 4 2026, 9:00 – 17:00

April

Lecture

Reliability Control and Decision Making: A case study of E-geared Electric Vehicles

Do. Apr 16 2026, 16:15 – 17:15

Visit to METAS - all members welcome

Do. Apr 16 2026, ganztags

Info event: CAS ETH Applied Automation Technology

Mi. Apr 15 2026, 17:30 – 18:15

März

Workshop

EU-TALENT Centre: Prepare to lead! Leadership training for a successful academic career

Fr. Mär 20 2026, 12:30 – 14:30

Workshop

EU-TALENT Centre: Prepare to lead! Leadership training for a successful academic career

Do. Mär 19 2026, 12:30 – 14:30

Kolloquium

Game On "System-Theoretic Analysis of Dynamic Generalized Nash Equilibria – Turnpikes and Dissipativity"

Di. Mär 17 2026, 16:00 – 17:00

5.Netzwerkanlass Reallabor Sisslerfeld

Mi. Mär 11 2026, 16:15 – 18:15

Februar

Kolloquium

Game On! Seminars on game theoretic control and applications

Di. Feb 24 2026, 14:00 – 15:00

Conference

Fourth Champéry Power Conference

So. Feb 8 – Fr. Feb 13 2026, ganztags

Seminar: Learning equilibria in games with bandit feedback

Di. Feb 3 2026, 14:00 – 15:00

Januar

Kolloquium

Swissnex Japan: Supercomputers for Trusted AI

Do. Jan 29 2026, 10:30 – 11:30

Kolloquium

Test-Time Training Agents for Deep Exploration

Di. Jan 13 2026, 18:45 – 20:45

NCCR Automation visit to Flexbase

Mo. Jan 12 2026, ganztags

2025

Dezember

Workshop

Game Theory Meets MPC: Advances in Multi-Agent Control

Di. Dez 9 2025, ganztags

Conference

Public debate: Should autonomous vehicles be widely adopted?

Mi. Dez 3 2025, 18:30 – 19:30

Kolloquium

Public Debate: Should autonomous vehicles be widely adopted?

Mi. Dez 3 2025, 18:30 – 19:30

November

Seminar

Sektorkopplung – Synergiepotenzial der Energiesektoren nutzen

Do. Nov 27 – Fr. Nov 28 2025, ganztags

Kolloquium

MechE Colloquium: Towards Hands-Off Automation: Data-Driven Design, Robustness, and Real-Time Control

Di. Nov 25 2025, 12:00 – 13:00

Workshop

Industry Open House

Mi. Nov 19 2025, 9:30 – 17:30

Zukunftstag: Robotertag: Entdecke, Spiele und Programmier!

Do. Nov 13 2025, ganztags

Site Visit Year 5

Do. Nov 13 – Fr. Nov 14 2025, ganztags

Information session Site Visit

Fr. Nov 7 2025, 14:00 – 15:00

When AIs take over: Some unforeseen risks

Do. Nov 6 2025, 18:00 – 19:00

Information session Site Visit

Di. Nov 4 2025, 10:00 – 11:00

Oktober

IEEE SWISS CSS SEMINAR - BIG Hype: Best Intervention in Games via Distributed Hypergradient Descent

Fr. Okt 31 2025, 14:00 – 15:00

Kolloquium

Treffpunkt Science City

So. Okt 26 2025, 11:00 – 16:00

Vicson Symposium - Sophie Hall to give a talk

Sa. Okt 11 2025, ganztags

Workshop

NASA Space Apps Hackathon

Sa. Okt 4 – So. Okt 5 2025, ganztags

September

EnergyDataHackdays

Do. Sep 11 – Fr. Sep 12 2025, ganztags

Conference

Swiss CLOCK Summit

Di. Sep 2 – Fr. Sep 5 2025, ganztags

Juni

Workshop

Tutorial Session: From Research to Reality in Control

Fr. Jun 27 2025, 14:10 – 16:10

Kolloquium

Tutorial Session: Dynamics and Control Enable New Incentive Schemes

Mi. Jun 25 2025, 14:10 – 16:10

Workshop

Soft skills for junior researchers: Value sensitive innovation

Mi. Jun 4 2025, 9:30 – 16:00

Workshop

Soft skills for junior researchers: Beyond the academic routine: Strategically managing your research

Di. Jun 3 2025, 9:30 – 15:00

Workshop

Soft skills for junior researchers: Mental clarity and decision-making for academics

Mo. Jun 2 2025, 9:00 – 17:00

Mai

Guest lecture

John von Neumann Lecture on "Privacy for the paranoid ones - the ultimate limits of secrecy" by Artur Ekert (Oxford and CQT Singapore)

Di. Mai 27 2025, 16:00 – 17:15

Workshop

Market Design & Energy Markets

Mo. Mai 19 2025, 16:15 – 17:45

Open day

Energieabend Walenstadt

Fr. Mai 9 2025, 19:00 – 21:00

Junior Retreat

Mi. Mai 7 – Fr. Mai 9 2025, ganztags

April

Workshop

Industry/Academia Workshop on Control and Computational Methods

Mi. Apr 9 – Do. Apr 10 2025, ganztags

Open day

CAS ETH in Automation Info Event

Do. Apr 3 2025, 12:30 – 13:30

März

Course

EECI course: Neural Networks for Optimal Control

Mo. Mär 31 – Fr. Apr 4 2025, ganztags

2024

Dezember

Workshop

Winter Retreat

Fr. Dez 6 2024, ganztags

November

Open day

Walenstadt visit

Fr. Nov 22 2024, 9:45 – 17:45

Conference

ETH Zurich Industry Day

Do. Nov 21 2024, ganztags

Workshop

Visit to Syngenta Crop Protection

Mi. Nov 20 2024, ganztags

Workshop

bench2biz part 2

Mi. Nov 13 – Di. Nov 19 2024, ganztags

Workshop

bench2biz day 1

Mi. Nov 6 2024, ganztags

Symposium

Panel: Future industry trends at Swiss Robotics Day feat. Maryam Kamgarpour

Fr. Nov 1 2024, 12:00 – 12:30

Oktober

Workshop

ELO-X Workshop on Ethical Innovation for Autonomous Systems

Mi. Okt 23 – Fr. Okt 25 2024, ganztags

Kolloquium

AI+X Summit: Revolutionizing Urban Mobility: Smart Solutions for Smart Cities

Do. Okt 3 2024, ganztags

September

NCCR Automation Industry Workshop

Di. Sep 17 2024, ganztags

Guest lecture

Presentation of IEEE CSS Best Paper award 2024

Fr. Sep 6 2024, 11:00 – 12:00

Juli

Workshop

ACC 2024 Workshop: Challenges in Control for the Future of Mobility

Mo. Jul 8 – Di. Jul 9 2024, ganztags

Kolloquium

Diversity & Inclusion Forum 2024

Do. Jul 4 2024, 14:30 – 18:00

Juni

Kolloquium

ECC'24 lunch event: Centres in Automatic Control: Research excellence is only the beginning

Do. Jun 27 2024, 12:15 – 13:15

Seminar

ECC 2024 Tutorial: Automatic Control Horizon: Roadmap and Industrial Innovation

Do. Jun 27 2024, 12:00 – 13:00

inControl live panel discussion: "Lessons from AI: What Can We Learn from the Hype?"

Mi. Jun 26 2024, 15:00 – 16:00

Kolloquium

ECC'24 lunch event: How do your biases affect your leadership, career, and work environment?

Mi. Jun 26 2024, 12:15 – 13:15

Workshop

ECC'24 Pre-conference workshop on "When Bayesian optimization meets real-time control"

Di. Jun 25 2024, ganztags

Workshop

ECC'24 Pre-conference workshop on "Workshop on Multi-agent learning and control: recent advances and open problems"

Di. Jun 25 2024, ganztags

Workshop

ECC'24 Pre-conference workshop on "Navigating uncertainty: online multi-agent control, optimization and learning"

Di. Jun 25 2024, ganztags

Workshop

ECC'24 Pre-conference workshop on: Exploring cyber-physical-human systems through Living laboratories

Di. Jun 25 2024, ganztags

Workshop

ECC'24 Pre-conference workshop on Data-Driven Verification and Control with Provable Guarantees

Di. Jun 25 2024, ganztags

Workshop

ECC'24 Pre-conference workshop on "Neural Network control with stability and performance guarantees"

Di. Jun 25 2024, ganztags

Seminar

From Concept to Launch: Empowering Startups and Young Researchers Leveraging MATLAB and Simulink to commercialize innovators projects

Di. Jun 18 2024, 8:30 – 12:00

Open day

Innovation Day at ETH Zurich

Fr. Jun 14 2024, ganztags

Workshop

NCCR Automation Annual Retreat

Mo. Jun 10 – Do. Jun 13 2024, ganztags

Mai

Kolloquium

John von Neumann Lecture on "Stability and Learning in Strategic Games" by Éva Tardos (Cornell University)

Fr. Mai 31 2024, 16:00 – 17:15

Workshop

Industry/Academia Workshop on Control and Computational Methods

Mi. Mai 22 2024, ganztags

Open day

Walenstadt Energy Day

Sa. Mai 4 2024, 9:00 – 17:00

Seminar

Webinar: Direct Adaptive Learning of the LQR

Do. Mai 2 2024, 17:00 – 18:00

März

Seminar

NCCR Automation Seminar: Asynchronous optimization through the lens of control theory by Mikael Johansson

Mo. Mär 25 2024, 15:00 – 16:00

Februar

Conference

Third Champéry Power Conference

So. Feb 4 – Fr. Feb 9 2024, ganztags

Januar

Workshop

Lateral Leadership Workshop

Di. Jan 23 2024, ganztags

2023

November

Conference

Site Visit

Di. Nov 14 – Mi. Nov 15 2023, ganztags

Workshop

bench2biz day 2

Do. Nov 9 2023, ganztags

Conference

Swiss Robotics Day

Fr. Nov 3 2023, ganztags

Workshop

bench2biz day 1

Do. Nov 2 2023, ganztags

Oktober

Kolloquium

Talk: Frequency regulation through vehicle-to-grid: Robust decision-making and the EU law

Mo. Okt 30 2023, 11:00 – 12:00

Open day

Herofest

Fr. Okt 13 – So. Okt 15 2023, ganztags

September

Conference

NCCR Symposium - Complex Interconnected Systems and decision making in measure spaces

Di. Sep 26 2023, 13:30 – Mi. Sep 27 2023, 18:30

Conference

NCCR Symposium - Complex Interconnected Systems and decision making in measure spaces

Di. Sep 26 2023, 12:00 – Mi. Sep 27 2023, 18:30

Energy Data Hackdays 2023

Fr. Sep 15 – Sa. Sep 16 2023, ganztags

MathWorks user day

Do. Sep 14 2023, ganztags

August

Conference

7th IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA)

Mi. Aug 16 – Fr. Aug 18 2023, ganztags

Juni

Lecture

Invited Lecture: Kalman filtering for systems with spatiotemporal dynamics: noise, spatial localization & design of distributed architectures by Dr. Juncal Arbelaiz

Mi. Jun 21 2023, 13:00 – 14:00

Annual retreat 2023

Do. Jun 8 2023, ganztags

Annual retreat 2023

Mi. Jun 7 2023, ganztags

Workshop

NCCR Automation Annual Retreat

Di. Jun 6 – Do. Jun 8 2023, ganztags

Lecture

John Von Neumann Lecture

Fr. Jun 2 2023, 15:00 – 18:00

Kolloquium

Open Research Data events series

Fr. Jun 2 2023, ganztags

Mai

Workshop

Diversity & Inclusion workshop

Mi. Mai 24 2023, 9:30 – 15:30

Seminar: Learning in games with applications to electricity markets by Maryam Kamgarpour

Mi. Mai 10 2023, 11:00 – 12:00

Kolloquium

Open Research Data events series

Mo. Mai 8 2023, ganztags

Workshop

CyDiSy Workshop

Mi. Mai 3 – Fr. Mai 5 2023, ganztags

April

Kolloquium

Open Research Data events series

Fr. Apr 28 2023, ganztags

Seminar

Seminar: Machine Learning for Power Systems: Is it time to trust it?

Di. Apr 4 2023, 15:00 – 16:00

März

Open day

Informatiktage 2023

Mo. Mär 27 – Sa. Apr 1 2023, ganztags

Februar

Kolloquium

Optimization-based control and learning

Mo. Feb 13 2023, 13:00 – 15:30

2022

Dezember

Workshop

CDC Workshop: Skills and Perspectives for Early Career Development

Mo. Dez 5 2022, ganztags

November

Workshop

bench2biz day 2

Mo. Nov 21 2022, ganztags

Workshop

bench2biz day 1

Mo. Nov 14 2022, ganztags

Conference

Swiss Robotics Day

Fr. Nov 4 – Sa. Nov 5 2022, ganztags

Oktober

Conference

NCCR Symposium Day 2 - Socially responsible Automation (part of CSS Day 2022)

Di. Okt 25 2022, 14:00 – 18:30

Conference

NCCR Symposium Day 1 - The interplay of dynamical systems, neural networks and control

Mo. Okt 24 2022, 14:00 – 18:30

Workshop

ITSC 2022 Workshop on Co-Design and Coordination of Future Mobility Systems

Sa. Okt 8 2022, ganztags

September

Workshop

Career turnarounds - what is the right choice?

Di. Sep 27 2022, 12:00 – 18:00

Workshop

Energy Data Hackdays

Fr. Sep 16 – Sa. Sep 17 2022, ganztags

Juli

Workshop

Future of Mobility: Building Intelligent Transportation

Do. Jul 7 2022, 9:30 – 10:30

Workshop

KMU Workshop - Automation & Cobots

Do. Jul 7 2022, ganztags

Juni

Seminar

NCCR Annual Retreat

Mi. Jun 22 – Fr. Jun 24 2022, ganztags

Conference

Swiss Drone Days

Sa. Jun 11 – So. Jun 12 2022, ganztags

Mai

Seminar

Symposium - Systems Theory of Algorithms - Part II

Mo. Mai 23 2022, 14:00 – 20:00

Seminar

Symposium - Systems Theory of Algorithms - Part I

Mo. Mai 9 2022, 14:00 – 18:30

Februar

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Profs. Marco Zimmerling and Sebastian Trimpe

Mo. Feb 28 2022, 16:00 – 17:00

The Power of Networking - Meet Swiss STEM Networks II

Do. Feb 24 2022, 9:30 – 11:00

The Power of Networking - Meet Swiss STEM Networks I

Do. Feb 17 2022, 9:30 – 11:00

Seminar

The Power of Networking - Making it Personal - Develop your Networking Strategy

Do. Feb 10 2022, 9:30 – 11:00

Seminar

The Power of Networking - The Why and How of Networking

Mi. Feb 2 2022, 9:30 – 11:00

2021

Dezember

Open day

SATW TecDays

Fr. Dez 3 2021, ganztags

Conference

ETH Energy Days

Mi. Dez 1 2021, ganztags

November

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Timm Faulwasser

Mo. Nov 29 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Workshop

bench2biz workshop

Mo. Nov 29 2021, 13:00 – 17:00

Workshop

bench2biz workshop

Mi. Nov 24 2021, 13:00 – 17:00

SNSF Site Visit

Mo. Nov 22 – Di. Nov 23 2021, ganztags

Workshop

bench2biz workshop

Fr. Nov 19 2021, 13:00 – 17:00

Workshop

bench2biz workshop

Di. Nov 16 2021, 13:00 – 17:00

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Heinrich Nax

Mo. Nov 15 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Workshop

bench2biz workshop

Mo. Nov 15 2021, 13:00 – 17:00

Seminar

NCCR Automation Seminar Series - Prof. Rose Yu

Mo. Nov 8 2021, 17:00 – 18:00

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Thierry Prud'homme

Mo. Nov 1 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Oktober

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Dr. Arash Ajoudani

Mo. Okt 25 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Dorsa Sadigh

Mo. Okt 18 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Workshop

SATW TecDays

Di. Okt 12 2021, ganztags

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Murat Arcak

Mo. Okt 11 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Ehsan Hashemi

Mo. Okt 4 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

September

Seminar

NCCR Automation seminar series - Prof. Johanna Mathieu

Mo. Sep 27 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Seminar

NCCR Automation Seminar Series - Prof. Necmiye Ozay

Di. Sep 21 2021, 16:00 – 17:00

Conference

ETH Industry Day

Mi. Sep 8 2021, 12:00 – 17:30

Juni

Seminar

NCCR Automation Retreat

Mi. Jun 23 – Fr. Jun 25 2021, ganztags

Summer School

ETH-EPFL Summer School: Foundations and mathematical guarantees of data-driven control

Mi. Jun 9 2021, 11:00 – Di. Jun 15 2021, 12:00

Conference

L4DC Conference

Mo. Jun 7 – Di. Jun 8 2021, ganztags

Mai

Workshop

Compositional Robotics: Mathematics and Tools - ICRA 2021 Workshop

So. Mai 30 – Sa. Jun 5 2021, ganztags

Januar

Workshop

Open Access and Research Data Management

Do. Jan 28 2021, 14:00 – 16:00

Workshop

Open Access and Research Data Management

Di. Jan 26 2021, 14:00 – 16:00

2020

November

Seminar

Researchers Kick-Off

Mi. Nov 11 2020, 9:00 – 12:00

August

Seminar

Principal Investigators Kick-Off

Mo. Aug 31 – Di. Sep 1 2020, ganztags