Following the success of the 2024 workshop at Penn, we hosted the 2025 edition of the Northeast Systems and Control Workshop (NESCW) at Columbia University in the City of New York. Over 110 participants from more than 20 institutions gathered for a full day of talks, posters, lab tours, and an evening social event at The Baylander on the Hudson.
News & Updates
- Post-workshop social event: The Baylander – Google Maps.
- Confirmed speakers: Full list available here.
- Posters: Accepted posters listed here.
- Arrival: Campus map here. Walking directions from 116th St subway here.
About
The Northeast Systems and Control Workshop (NESCW) provides a forum for systems and control researchers across the Northeast to present their work and connect with graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and faculty in an informal and collaborative setting. Any member of the systems and control community in the broader Northeast region is welcome to participate. To build community across the region, NESCW rotates to a different host institution each year.
Photos from NESCW 2025, Columbia University.
Contributed Talks and Posters
There were four oral sessions, each composed of 4 × 15-minute talks, for a total of 16 talks. Poster presentations were unlimited (subject to venue capacity), with morning and afternoon sessions broadly themed by research area.
The full list of speakers and posters is available via the links above.
Registration
Registration was free for all participants. A light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments were provided. Due to campus security requirements, all participants registered in advance via the link below.
Location
Columbia is situated in Morningside Heights on the Upper West Side of New York City. The workshop was held in Davis Auditorium, Shapiro CEPSR. The campus has its own subway stop on the 1 line at 116th St. and Broadway.
Getting to campus
The 1 train connects Penn Station with the main entrance and runs 24/7. Columbia does not have designated parking; NYC street parking is limited and expensive.
530 W 120th St
New York, NY 10027
Lab Tours
Following lunch, we offered guided tours of two Columbia research facilities:
- Columbia Plasma-Physics Lab: Home to HBT-EP, Columbia's own tokamak fusion reactor. Columbia researchers use it to demonstrate feedback control for beam stabilization.
- Formula SAE: The electric vehicles that Columbia EE & ME students build and race across the US.
Workshop Schedule
| 8:00–9:00am | Check-in and light breakfast |
| 9:00–9:15am | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 9:15–10:15am | Talks: Session 1 |
| 10:15–11:15am | Morning poster session and coffee break |
| 11:15am–12:15pm | Talks: Session 2 |
| 12:15–2:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00–2:00pm | Lab tours |
| 2:00–3:00pm | Talks: Session 3 |
| 3:00–4:00pm | Afternoon poster session and coffee break |
| 4:00–5:00pm | Talks: Session 4 |
| 5:30pm | Social event at The Baylander |
Organizing Committee
Contact
Questions about NESCW 2025? Email James Anderson at firstname dot lastname at columbia dot edu.
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