Coffee and Control

IFAC World Congress Special

In this episode I take you with me to the 2026 IFAC World Congress in Busan, South Korea, where I got to talk to a bunch of wonderful control researchers about their work

Francesca Boem (Distributed Monitoring and Attack Detection)

In this episode I had the pleasure of talking to the fantastic Francesca Boem about her work on monitoring networked systems, approaches to detecting faults and cyber att

CONTROL 2026 (ACE Network/ UKACC Conference Special)

In this episode I have the pleasure of attending the CONTROL2026 conference, and bring you along with me! This conference was the largest gatheringof control engineers in

Carmen Amo Alonso: Part 2 (AI Architectures and the Dynamics of Intelligence)

In the second part of my interview with the incredibly talented Carmen Amo Alonso we discuss her fascinating work at the intersection of AI and control, examining topics

Carmen Amo Alonso: Part 1 (Distributed and Localized Model Predictive Control)

In this episode I talk to the very wonderful Carmen Amo Alonso about her (award-winning) PhD research on distributed and localised MPC. We also cover super interesting an

Journal Clubs (Creating reading groups that people want to be part of)

In this episode I talk to three lovely researchers all about journal clubs (AKA reading groups) – what they are, why you might want to be part of one, and how to start yo

Brian Douglas (Control Engineering in Industry)

In this episode I got the opportunity to sit down with the fantastic Brian Douglas and talk about what it's like to be a control engineer in industry, common misconceptio

Gioele Zardini (Engineering Trade-offs and Co-design)

In this episode I got to speak with the fantastic Gioele Zardini about his work on the co-design framework, a fascinating framework used to optimise large interconnected

Barbara Franci (Game Theory and Resource Allocation)

In this episode I have a lovely conversation with Dr Barbara Franci about her research into game theory, exploring both theoretical concepts (such as variational inequali

Meet the Faculty Candidates (Fascinating research from the CDC poster session)

In this bonus episode I explore the work of ten fascinating researchers that I met at the Meet the Faculty Candidates poster session at CDC last month. We cover a wide ar

CDC special (Conference of Decision and Control 2025)

In this episode I bring my microphones with me to the conference of decision and control (CDC) where I talk to a load of interesting researchers about their recent work.

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, a

Sophie Schirmer (Quantum Control 2: Controllability and Robustness)

This month I got to interview Sophie Schirmer about herfascinating work on quantum control, including notions such as controllability and realisability, different types o

Carrie Weidner (Quantum Control 1: Optimisation and Application)

In this month’s episode got to talk to Dr Carrie Weidner allabout controlling quantum systems! I find out what the control objective is forthese systems, how to character

Andy Lawrence (EPSRC grant funding)

In this episode I sit down with Dr Andy Lawrence and learn all about the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), including his top tips on successful

Alberto Padoan: Part 2 (Distances between behaviours and inControl podcast)

This episode features the second part of my interview with the fantastic Alberto Padoan! Featuring discussions of data-driven modelling in a geometric/ non-linear context

Alberto Padoan: Part 1 (Moments of Systems and Model Reduction)

In this episode I sit down with the wonderful Alberto Padoan and discuss his work on model order reduction and generalising concepts from linear systems to the non-linear

Ying Shuai Quan (Model Predictive Control and Autonomous Driving)

In this episode I sit down with Dr Ying Shuai Quan and getexcited about her work on adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping systems, with particular focus on applying mo

ECC Special (European Control Conference 2025)

This episode is an ECC special, where I go on a trip to theEuropean control conference and bring you with me! Connect with me and with the podcast LinkedIn: https://www

Mathias Foo (River systems and biochemical control)

In this episode I interview Dr Mathias Foo about his fascinating research on controlling river systems, implementing control systems using DNA, and gene network rewiring.