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The UK Mathematical Systems and Control Theory Network was founded in 2024 and aims to connect people working in the area from across academia and industry, in research, teaching and impact/innovation. It is financially supported by the Isaac Newton Institute Network Support Scheme.

The first organisers are:

Briefly, it’s an area of mathematics which interfaces with a number of disciplines, particularly the engineering area of control engineering. In the words of others:

“Control theory represents an attempt to codify, in mathematical terms, the principles and techniques used in the analysis and design of control systems.”

Preface, P. Falb. Methods of Algebraic Geometry in Control Theory: Part I, Birkhäuser, 1990.

“The field of mathematical control theory concerns itself with the basic theoretical principles underlying the analysis of feedback and the design of control systems. It differs from the more classical study of dynamical systems in its emphasis on inputs (or controls) and outputs (or measurements). Linearized analysis of systems is the basic foundation of most practical control engineering and has been phenomenally successful.”

Foreword by E. Sontag to I. Karafyllis and Z-P Jiang. Stability and stabilization of nonlinear systems. Communications and Control Engineering, Springer, London, 2011

The initial aims of the network are to identify and connect people working in the area in the UK. If this includes you, then we would love to hear from you.

A goal of the network is to encourage and support involvement in and from the communities it represents. We welcome contributions from a range of perspectives and backgrounds. If you have ideas about what the network should focus on or be doing, then we would again be delighted to hear them.

For example, we welcome showcasing people’s work in this area.