Control and Identification of Industrial Processes

Dear Colleagues,

Industrial systems are becoming increasingly complex, interconnected, and data-rich, driving the need for advanced control and precise process identification strategies.

This Special Issue focuses on recent progress, emerging trends, and innovative methodologies that enhance the stability, reliability, efficiency, and intelligence of modern industrial processes. It aims to present high-quality contributions that bridge theory and practice, offering both fundamental insights and real-world applicability.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) robust, adaptive, and intelligent control; data-driven and learning-based modeling; system identification techniques; optimization-based control; fault detection and diagnosis; nonlinear and distributed control architectures; and hybrid approaches that combine model-based and machine learning paradigms. Contributions addressing industrial applications such as manufacturing automation, process engineering, robotics, power systems, chemical plants, smart factories, and cyber-physical systems are particularly encouraged.

This Special Issue seeks original research articles, case studies, review papers, and application-oriented studies that demonstrate measurable improvements in accuracy, robustness, energy efficiency, safety, or operational performance.

By bringing together advances in modeling, identification, and control design, this Special Issue aims to foster deeper understanding and cross-disciplinary innovation, ultimately supporting the development of next-generation industrial systems that are more adaptive, autonomous, and resilient.

Dr. Ma'Moun Abu-Ayyad
Dr. Nur Syazreen Ahmad
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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