Events

The Girls in Control Workshop is an inspiring initiative originally launched by the International Federation for Automation and Control (IFAC) and proudly hosted across South Africa by the South African […]

SPEAKER: Dr David Reinecke Dr Reinecke completed his BEng and BEng Honours in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters in Engineering Management at the University of Pretoria and his PhD in mechanical […]

The Girls in Control Workshop is an inspiring initiative originally launched by the International Federation for Automation and Control (IFAC) and proudly hosted across South Africa by the South African […]

The Control Systems Day is a student symposium organised by the South African Council for Automation and Control, providing post-graduate students the opportunity to showcase their research in control engineering and […]

Venue: University of Pretoria Abstract: Living cells are dynamic, adaptive systems — rich in feedback, noise, and nonlinear behavior. Opto-cybergenetics is an emerging discipline that merges control theory, synthetic biology, and optogenetics to bring such […]

Abstract: Biological systems achieve remarkable robustness: cells maintain homeostasis and adapt precisely to environmental changes despite stochasticity, delays, and parametric uncertainty. How do they accomplish this, and how can we […]

Venue: University of Cape Town Abstract: The ability to program living cells with designed feedback circuits is transforming biotechnology and medicine. Cybergenetics unites control theory and synthetic biology to endow cells with regulatory […]

NOTICE OF THE 2026 SACAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SACAC cordially invites all Members and Friends to attend the 65th SACAC AGM Date: Friday, 13th of February 2026 Time: 09h00 - […]