BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:ADT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:AST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260724T113427Z UID:BACB369F-DBEF-4F6F-A65F-74C385AD6254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260721T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260721T120000 DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Chapter an d Student Branch Chapter of the Canadian Atlantic Section\, we are pleased to invite you to an upcoming hybrid seminar entitled: “Model Predictive Control and Its Applications in Autonomous Robotic Systems.” The semina r will be presented by Dr. Chao Shen from Carleton University\, Canada.\n\ nDr. Shen will introduce the fundamental principles and key design conside rations of Model Predictive Control (MPC)\, followed by a discussion of em erging research directions\, including multi-objective MPC\, data-driven M PC\, distributed MPC\, and AI-enhanced MPC. Applications and design exampl es involving autonomous robotic systems will also be presented.\n\nDate: T uesday\, July 21\, 2026\nTime: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM\nIn-person location: Ro om C1-359\, Sexton Campus\, Dalhousie University\n\nZoom Meeting ID: 856 2 638 6033\nZoom Password: 3UEQ0w\nZoom link:\nhttps://us05web.zoom.us/j/856 26386033?pwd=XTuTmPotgSOOZYhsrk6SWEh8Kfq4pt.1\n\nEveryone is welcome to at tend\, either in person or online. Please feel free to share this invitati on with colleagues and students who may be interested.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Student Branch Chapter of the Canadia n Atlantic Section\n\nRoom: 359\, Bldg: C1\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canad a\, B3H 4R2 LOCATION:Room: 359\, Bldg: C1\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada\, B3H 4R2 ORGANIZER:yajun.pan@ieee.org SEQUENCE:9 SUMMARY:Seminar on "Model Predictive Control and Its Applications in Autono mous Robotic Systems" URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/568081 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div class="elementToProof">On behalf of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Chapter and Student Branch Chapter of the Canadian Atlantic Section\, we are pleased to invite you to an upcomin g hybrid seminar entitled: &ldquo\;<strong>Model Predictive Control and It s Applications in Autonomous Robotic Systems</strong>.&rdquo\; The seminar will be presented by <strong>Dr. Chao Shen </strong>from<strong> Carleton University\, Canada</strong>.</div>\n<div class="elementToProof">&nbsp\;< /div>\n<div class="elementToProof">Dr. Shen will introduce the fundamental principles and key design considerations of Model Predictive Control (MPC )\, followed by a discussion of emerging research directions\, including m ulti-objective MPC\, data-driven MPC\, distributed MPC\, and AI-enhanced M PC. Applications and design examples involving autonomous robotic systems will also be presented.</div>\n<div class="elementToProof">&nbsp\;</div>\n <div class="elementToProof">Date: Tuesday\, July 21\, 2026</div>\n<div cla ss="elementToProof">Time: 10:00 AM&ndash\;12:00 PM</div>\n<div class="elem entToProof">In-person location: Room C1-359\, Sexton Campus\, Dalhousie Un iversity</div>\n<div class="elementToProof">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="ele mentToProof">Zoom Meeting ID: 856 2638 6033</div>\n<div class="elementToPr oof">Zoom Password: 3UEQ0w</div>\n<div class="elementToProof">Zoom link:</ div>\n<div class="elementToProof"><a href="https://us05web.zoom.us/j/85626 386033?pwd=XTuTmPotgSOOZYhsrk6SWEh8Kfq4pt.1">https://us05web.zoom.us/j/856 26386033?pwd=XTuTmPotgSOOZYhsrk6SWEh8Kfq4pt.1</a></div>\n<div class="eleme ntToProof">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="elementToProof">Everyone is welcome to attend\, either in person or online. Please feel free to share this inv itation with colleagues and students who may be interested.</div>\n<p>&nbs p\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR