The 5th China Model Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision Conference Held in Shanghai

From May 10th to 11th, the 5th China Model Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision Conference (CMPC) was held in Shanghai. The conference was hosted by the Chinese Association of Automation and its Professional Committee on Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision, organized by the School of Automation and Perception at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and co-organized by Hollysys KAYO Technology Co., Ltd. and the Shanghai Automation Society. More than 200 experts, scholars, and industry professionals from the field of predictive control and intelligent decision-making at home and abroad attended the conference, including Wu Qidi, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education; Guo Lei, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and researcher at the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, CAS; Guan Xiaohong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University; Wang Xingyu, former President of East China University of Science and Technology; Zhou Donghua, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Association of Automation and Professor at Southeast University; Yang Zhenbin, Party Secretary of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Guan Haibing, Vice President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chair Professor Xi Yugeng, and more. The opening ceremony was hosted by Guan Haibing.

In his speech at the opening ceremony, Yang Zhenbin stated that as one of the important hubs for education, research, and talent in the field of automation in China, Shanghai Jiao Tong University has always taken serving national strategic needs as its mission, producing many pioneers such as Qian Xuesen, Shen Shangxian, Zhong Shimo, and Zhang Zhongjun. In recent years, SJTU has worked closely with peer institutions and industry partners, closely integrating academic exploration with national needs, and has continuously contributed wisdom in areas such as innovation in model predictive control algorithms and intelligent decision system architecture design. He looked forward to in-depth exchanges among the guests and the formation of more substantive cooperation.

On behalf of the Chinese Association of Automation, Zhou Donghua extended warm congratulations on the successful convening of the conference, highly praised SJTU’s pioneering contributions in the field of predictive control, fully affirmed the university’s important role in discipline development and talent cultivation, and expressed sincere gratitude to the mentors and seniors who guided and supported him during his studies at SJTU.

Conference Chair and SJTU Chair Professor Guan Xinping stated in his speech that predictive control technology has developed for more than 50 years and has become a core driving force for industrial upgrading. As the organizer, the School of Automation and Perception at SJTU will provide professional services for the conference and help promote technological breakthroughs and application implementation.

The conference held a launch ceremony for Professor Xi Yugeng’s new book, “Model Predictive Control—Retrospect and Insights.” Guo Lei, Yang Zhenbin, and Xi Yugeng jointly unveiled the new book. Xi Yugeng is one of the earliest experts in China to engage in predictive control research, and this work is a review and reflection on his research in the field.

The conference invited Guo Lei, Guan Xiaohong, Zhou Donghua, Zhongping Jiang (Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Distinguished Professor at New York University), Shuzhi Sam Ge (Academician of the Singapore Academy of Engineering and Professor at the National University of Singapore), Hu Xiaoming (Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), and Sun Yang (Academician of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada) to give keynote speeches. They shared cutting-edge academic views and in-depth analysis of technical challenges based on their latest research results and practical experience. The keynote sessions were chaired by Professors Wang Wei (Dalian University of Technology), Guan Xinping, Chen Hong (Tongji University), Li Shaoyuan (Shanghai Jiao Tong University/Qingdao University of Science and Technology), Yang Bo (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Feng Enbo (East China University of Science and Technology), and Li Dewei (Shanghai Jiao Tong University).

In addition to the keynote speeches, the conference also featured academic seminars on retrospection and insights in predictive control, frontier forums, special sessions, and the Xi Yugeng Excellent Paper Award selection, focusing on cutting-edge topics such as complex system predictive control, AI-enabled optimization decision-making, and deep industrial applications.

Xi Yugeng, Wu Qidi, Wang Xingyu, Wang Wei, Wang Xiaofan (President of Shanghai Institute of Technology), Chen Hong, Feng Enbo, Xia Yuanqing (President of Zhongyuan Institute of Technology) participated in the academic seminar, sharing their research experiences, reviewing the development of the predictive control field, and engaging in lively exchanges with attendees. The seminar was chaired by Li Shaoyuan.

The frontier forums focused on topics such as “Intelligent Control and Optimization,” “Industrial Intelligence and Its Applications,” “Complex System Predictive Control and Intelligent Decision-Making,” and “Key Pathways for AI-Enabled Optimization Control.” Professors Hong Yiguang (Tongji University), Xu Shengyuan (Nanjing University of Science and Technology), Zhang Haitao (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Liu Tengfei (Northeastern University), Li Yuanlong (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Hu Qinglei (Beihang University), Zhao Jun (Dalian University of Technology), Cheng Long (Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Cheng Peng (Zhejiang University), Tang Yang (East China University of Science and Technology), Zhang Lixian (Harbin Institute of Technology), You Keyou (Tsinghua University), Li Zhongkui (Peking University), Xin Bin (Beijing Institute of Technology), Li Huiping (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Zhu Yucai (Zhejiang University), Zhu Jian (Chief Scientist, China Coal Technology & Engineering Group), Zhang Qianning (Senior Architect, Huawei Technologies), Zhou Donghong (Founder, Hollysys KAYO Technology), and Shan Yuan (Chief Scientist, MCC Coking & Refractory Engineering Technology) delivered reports. The forums were chaired by Professors Liu Xiangjie (North China Electric Power University), Shen Hongbin (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Wang Youqing (Beijing University of Chemical Technology), Zhong Weimin (East China University of Science and Technology), Liu Yu (South China University of Technology), Yin Xiang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Li Yongfu (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications), and Dai Wenbin (Shanghai Jiao Tong University).

The special session, themed “Forty Years of Accumulation and Development,” invited Professors Liu Wanquan and Han Yu (Sun Yat-sen University), Researcher Zou Tao (Guangzhou University), Professor Yuan Ye (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Professor Ding Baocang (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications), Assistant Professor Lu Yang (Nanjing University), Associate Researcher Xu Yunwen (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), and Algorithm Expert Li Jiwei (Alibaba DAMO Academy) to give special reports. They reviewed the development of the predictive control field from different perspectives and looked forward to future trends, providing new ideas for continuous innovation in the industry. The session was chaired by Li Shaoyuan and Li Dewei.

In addition, after on-site defense by the authors and careful review by the conference experts, two papers, “Koopman Operator-Based Stable Economic Model Predictive Control” and “A New Method for Predicting Compressive Strength of Cement Clinker Based on Integrated Feature Selection and Optimized Hybrid Kernel Support Vector Regression,” won the Xi Yugeng Excellent Paper Award.

At the closing ceremony, Conference Chair Yang Bo handed over the flag to Professor Hu Chaofang of Tianjin University, the next host.