Chairman's Message

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the website of IEEE Control Systems Society Beijing Chapter.

Founded in 1991, Prof. Jiachi Yang (chairman, 1991-1994), Prof. Jianqin Mao and Prof. Zengqi Sun (chairman and vice-chairman, 1994-2006), Prof. Daizhan Cheng (chairman, 2006-2008), Prof. Yiguang Hong, Prof. Qianchuan Zhao, and Prof. Hong Qiao (chairman and vice-chairmen 2008-2012) have made significant contributions to the Chapter. We are indebted to them.

Moreover, constant supports are also from Chinese Association of Automation, and from some of our distinguished members, including Prof. Han-Fu Chen, Prof. Lei Guo, and many others. In the past two decades, our Chapter has grown by a lot.

2012 was a fruitful year for the Chapter under the leadership of past Chairman, Prof. Yiguang Hong. In particular, the Chapter successfully organized the first IEEE CSS Beijing Chapter Graduate Student Workshop on Control and Systems on March 16, 2012 in the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences; and technically co-sponsored the International Workshop on Emerging Frontiers in Systems and Control on May 18, 2012 in Tsinghua University; and helped to organize the IEEE CSS Executive Committee meeting in May. We also established the IEEE CSS Beijing Chapter Young Scholar Award, which was first awarded in the 2012 Chinese Control Conference in Hefei, Anhui.

It is my honor to be elected as the Chairman of IEEE CSS Beijing Chapter in this year. A new committee has been founded with Prof. Yanlong Zhao and Prof. Yu Kang as the Vice-Chairmen. In 2013, the Chapter will continue the various activities to promote the research in systems and control. We have received embracing support from our members in the past. And we look forward to more interactions in the future.

On behalf of the IEEE CSS Beijing Chapter committee, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all chapter members for their trust, support, and participation. With the supports from all of you, Year 2013 will be another successful year for the Chapter.

(Samuel) Qing-Shan Jia
Chairman
IEEE Control Systems Society Beijing Chapter