IFAC Coordinating Committees 
and Technical Commitees

The Technical Committees (TCs) are responsible for the planning and monitoring of technical events, such as symposia, conferences and workshops, with the NMOs acting as hosts. They also promote their respective areas in other ways, such as establishing contacts with other international organizations, publishing reports on selected topics, etc. The IFAC TCs cover specialized topics in control engineering. Their tasks among many others include promoting interest in emerging control subfields, assuming responsibility for technical meetings (or for series of such), providing for cooperation among specialists of their particular field, etc. Currently IFAC has the following Coordinating Committees and Technical Committees:

MI - Coordinating Committee on Manufacturing and Instrumentation
Chair: Aníbal Ollero (ES)

• MIT - TC on Advanced Manufacturing Technology. Chair: G. Morel (FR)
• MIA - TC on  Enterprise Integratio.n Chair: P. Bernus (AU)
• MIM  - TC on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Contro.l Chair: S. Nof (US)
• MIR - TC on  Robotics. Chair: J. Sasiadek (CA)
• MIC - TC on  Components and Instruments. Chair: S. Boverie (FR)
• MIL - TC on  Low Cost Automation. Chair: H. Erbe (DE)

DM - Coordinating Committee on Design Methods
Chair: Alberto Isidori (IT)

• DMC - TC on Control Design. Chair: S. Engell (DE)
• DML - TC on Linear Systems. Chair: J.M. Dion (FR)
• DMN - TC on Nonlinear Systems. Chair: T. Glad (SE)
• DMO - TC on Optimal ControlChair: R. Bars (HU)
• DMR - TC on Robust Control. Chair: C.V. Hollot (US)

SS - Coordinating Committee on Systems and Signals
Chair: Romeo Ortega (FR)

• SSM - TC on Modelling, Identification and Signal Processg.. Chair: L. Guo (CN)
• SSA - TC on Adaptive Control and Tuning. Chair: S. Bittanti (IT)
• SSD - TC on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems. Chair: X.R. Cao (HK)
• SSS - TC on Stochastic Systems. Chair: T. Katayama (JP)
• SSF - TC on Fuzzy and Neural SystemsChair: P.J.Antsaklis (US)

IL - Coordinating Committee on Life Support Systems
Chair: Yasushi Hashimoto (JP)

• ILP - TC on Modelling and Control in Agricultural Processes. Chair: I. Farkas (HU)
• ILA - TC on Intelligent Control in Agricultural Automation. Chair: H. Murase (JP)
• ILB - TC on Modelling and Control of Biomedical SystemsChair: E.R. Carson (UK)
• ILE - TC on Modelling and Control of Environmental Systems. Chair: A. Sano (JP)

SM - Coordinating Committee on Systems Engineering and Management
Chair:  Ian K. Craig (ZA)

• SML - TC on Large Scale Systems. Chair: P. Groumpos (GR)
• SMM - TC on Human-Machine Systems. Chair: K. Kawai (JP)
• SMC - TC on Computer Aided Control Systems Design. Chair: L. Boullart (BE)
• SMB - TC on Business and Management Techniques. Chair: S. Mittnik (DE
• SME - TC on Computation in Economic, Financial and Engineering-Economic Systems Chair: R. Neck (AT)
• SMW - TC on Supplemental Ways for Improving International Stability.. Chair: F. Kile (US)

GE - Coordinating Committee on Global and Educational Issues of Automation
Chair: L. Martensson (SE)

• GEE - TC on Control Education. Chair: H.P. Jörgl (AT)
• GES - TC on Social Impact of Automation. Chair: J. Cernetic (SI)
• GEA - TC on Developing Countries. Chair: A.T.Dinibütün (TR)

IA - Coordinating Committee on Industrial Applications
Chair: T. McAvoy (US)

• IAC - TC on Chemical Process Control. Chair: C. Georgakis (US)
• IAM - TC on Mining, Mineral and Metal Processing. Chair: S.L.Jämsä-Jounela (FI)
• IAS - TC on Power Plants and Power Systems. Chair: H.W. Weber (DE)
• IAB - TC on Control of Biotechnological Processes. Chair: M. Perrier (CA)
• IAF - TC on Fault Detection, Supervision and Safety of Technical Processes - SAFEPROCESS Chair: R.J. Patton (UK)

TV Transportation and Vehicles - Chair U. Kiencke DE

• TVS - TC on AerospaceChair: J. Mitchell US
• TVA - TC on Automotive Control. Chair: G. Rizzoni US
• TVM - TC on Marine Systems. Chair: G.N. Roberts UK
• TVC - TC on Air Traffic Control Automation. Chair: R. Genser AT
• TVT - TC on Transportation Systems. Chair: M. Papageorgiou GR
• TVI - TC on Intelligent Autonomous VehiclesChair: M. Salichs ES

CC Computer Control - Chair: H. Verbruggen NL

• CCD - TC on Distributed Computer Control SystemsChair: J. Park KR
• CCR - TC on Real-Time Software Engineering. Chair: W. Halang DE
• CCA - TC on AI in Real-Time Control. Chair: R. Vingerhoeds NL
• CCT - TC on Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control. Chair: G. Irwin UK
• CCS - TC on Safety of Computer Control Systems. J. Zalewski US