SICE-DIA Events

SICE established the SICE Diversity and Inclusion Activity (SICE-DIA) Steering Committee in 2021 as an organization to promote diversity.

As part of the SICE-DIA activity report, we have organized the following events at SICE-FES/AC 2024.

1. FES/AC joint project: Diversity Meeting (Special Session and Luncheon meeting)
2. FES/AC joint project: Poster Session (Both English and Japanese)
3. FES event: SICE Junior (in Japanese)
4. FES event: Girls in Control (in Japanese, Organized and Sponsored by IFAC Foundation and JAAC)

The 4th event is organized and sponsored by IFAC Foundation and JAAC, separated from SICE-DIA. Because there is no special page to introduce it, SICE-DIA indicates this important event.

Special Session and Luncheon Meeting

The special session will feature two invited talks, both of which will include important reports on D&I.

Invited lecture (1):
Brief introduction to women scientists in systems and control of China

Abstract: In this talk, I will first briefly introduce the organizations and research status of women scientists in the field of systems and control in China, as well as some recent academic activities organized by them. Then, I will introduce my own research experience and my current research work.

Biography: Zhixin Liu received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Shandong University in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree in control theory from Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (AMSS), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2007. She is currently a professor of AMSS, CAS, and the director of Key Laboratory of Systems and Control, CAS. She had visiting positions with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, University of New South Wales, Australia, and University of Maryland, College Park, USA. She is a coauthor of the SIGEST Paper in SIREV in 2014, and the co-recipient of the Best Theoretical Paper Award at the 13rd World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA). She serves as the vice-director of the Technical Committee on Control Theory, Chinese Association of Automation. Her current research interests include multiagent systems, distributed control, and distributed estimation and filtering.

Invited lecture (2):
From Outreach to Inreach

Abstract: All research shows that students that participate in some sort of cohort-based experiences outside of the classroom as part of their educational programs not only do better in school and are more likely to graduate, they also feel more connected to their programs and have more fun. In other words, if outreach focuses on establishing a pipeline for a diverse set of students to enter STEM disciplines, inreach would be the next step - making sure that students thrive once they arrive on campus. In this presentation, we will discuss how this idea has been implemented at the University of California, Irvine, as well as implications for the IEEE Control Systems Society’s ambitions to increase the diversity among its membership.

Biography: Dr. Magnus Egerstedt is the Dean of Engineering and a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. Prior to joining UCI, Egerstedt was on the faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received the M.S. degree in Engineering Physics and the Ph.D. degree in Applied Mathematics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, the B.A. degree in Philosophy from Stockholm University, and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Harvard University. Dr. Egerstedt conducts research in the areas of control theory and robotics, with particular focus on control and coordination of multi-robot systems. Magnus Egerstedt is a Fellow of IEEE and IFAC, a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science, and currently serves as the President of the IEEE Control Systems Society. He has received a number of teaching and research awards, including the Ragazzini Award, the O. Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award, and the Alumni of the Year Award from the Royal Institute of Technology.

Luncheon Meeting:

This event was designed for researchers interested in diversity and inclusion to get to know each other and deepen friendships. Participants are expected not only to refer to OS's presentations but also to their experiences, and exchange information with each other. Both female and male participants are welcome.

Lunchbox (Japanese Bento style) with a bottle of tea will be served for participants (free). Participants with their own lunch boxes and non-registered are also welcome. We are sorry no vegetarian lunch boxes are available.

Poster Session

SICE-DIA's activities will be listed on the poster. Please take a look and let us know what you think. Your opinions, experiences, wishes, and suggestions regarding our diversity and inclusion activities are very significant to us.

See you in Kochi!

SICE Junior (in Japanese)

SICE DIA are also working on nurturing the next generation (outreach activities) as an important initiative, and "SICE Junior" is a typical example of this. We conduct practical training using robot cars for approximately 10-15 years olds to help them experience the fun of measurement and control.

See you in Kochi!

Girls in Control

This event is organized and sponsored by IFAC Foundation and JAAC, separated from SICE-DIA. Because there is no special page to introduce it, SICE-DIA indicates this important event.

The reality is that the ratio of female researchers in the field of measurement and control technology is low throughout the world. To promote diversity, we will be conducting outreach activities aimed at girls aged 10-15 to help them experience the excitement of measurement and control. "Girls in Control" is supported by the IFAC Foundation. For more information, please see [1][2].

[1] Girls in Control (in IFAC): https://www.ifac-control.org/areas/girls-in-control-gic-workshop-and-material
[2] Girls in Control past event (in Japanese): https://www.titech.ac.jp/event/2023/065977