Coffee and Control27 Des 2025

IEEE NextCom (Fostering Community Within Controls Research)

In this episode I talk to some wonderful members of IEEEcontrol systems society (CSS) NextCom committee about their work fostering inclusivity and belonging within CSS, as well as empowering the next generation of leaders within control. We also cover how you can be a part of this!

You can find the transcript at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/186arBxVLdcpHUCT9djgXQ7IMVvX5SLsMk0LmnzOLbRY/edit?usp=sharing

Fill in this leadership interest survey if you’d like to getinvolved: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-9qK13qYOSylyo-L-s8LvIYjd9bUmWlpd7zj2C7cxDASK-Q/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=113511961640315346198

Slack channel: https://join.slack.com/t/next-comworkspace/shared_invite/zt-3kz84ooc6-iLeTIhTKs5oMwJ8ccjTZxw(This link will time-out after a little while – if you find it’s not working you can contract me or one of the other committee members and we can add you directly!)

Links and references

NextCom webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/css-nextcom

Brooks Butler: https://sites.google.com/view/brooks-butler

Email: bbutler2@uci.edu

Anastasia Bizyaeva: https://anastasiabzv.github.io/

Email: anastasiab@cornell.edu

Phil E Paré: https://sites.google.com/view/philpare

Umar Niazi: https://sites.google.com/view/umarniazi/

Urmee Maitra: https://urmeemaitra.github.io/

Carina Veil: https://profiles.stanford.edu/carina-veil

Pio Ong: https://pioong.github.io/

Leonardo Toso: https://leotoso.github.io/

ECC episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PAlFzgSoLM6andaXEWB8e

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