ACE-Lab Workshops 2026 Skip to main contentACE-Lab Workshops
Use portable, low-cost hardware and MATLAB and Simulink to capture requirements, design, operate, test and validate control-system solutions using Model-Based Design.
Work from real requirements Translate an application need into clear, testable control-system requirements.Design and improve performance Model, tune, implement and refine a controller using practical experimentation and online methods.Free to attendPlaces are limitedSix events5 workshops + ECR Summer School3.5-hour workshopHands-on throughout
Who should attend?
Four routes into the workshop, each with a clear practical outcome.
๐งโ๐ซEducators
Learn how to flip the classroom using MATLAB and Simulink with a practical control engineering education approach that starts with application and experimentation before introducing the supporting theory.
๐ฌResearchers
Learn how to move faster from research idea to tested implementation using MATLAB and Simulink, Model-Based Design, code generation and validation on real hardware.
๐ญIndustry professionals and recent graduates
Streamline the path from engineering requirements to deployed control using MATLAB and Simulink for modelling, controller tuning, code generation, implementation, testing and validation.
๐Students
Learn how to transform theory into practice using MATLAB and Simulink to apply control concepts to a real system and see how design choices affect performance.
Event details
Choose the event that works best for you. The Cambridge session forms part of the ACE Network / UKACC / MathWorks ECR & PhD Summer School.
Dublin Technological University Dublin
Register โCambridge ACE Network / UKACC / MathWorks ECR & PhD Summer School
Event details โSheffield University of Sheffield
Register โBirmingham University of Birmingham
Register โLondon ASU London
Register โGlasgow Glasgow Caledonian University
Register โRegistration
Attendance is free, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
For the Dublin, Sheffield, Birmingham, London and Glasgow workshops, use the ACE-Lab registration form.
Complete the ACE-Lab registration form
The Cambridge session is part of the ACE Network / UKACC / MathWorks ECR & PhD Summer School and uses the Summer School event registration.
Travel bursaries
A limited number of bursaries will be available to help cover reasonable travel expenses associated with attending a workshop. They will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to available funding.
Applicants will be asked to confirm whether alternative funding is available. For eligibility details, contact james.pickering@ace-lab.co.uk .
Draft programme
The table below covers the five standalone ACE-Lab workshops. The Cambridge session follows the Day 2 ECR & PhD Summer School programme, running 13:30โ17:15.
Dublin and Sheffield workshops: 10:00โ13:30 Birmingham, London and Glasgow workshops: 13:30โ17:00Dublin / Sheffield Birmingham / London / Glasgow Session 10:00โ10:30 13:30โ14:00 Introduction to ACE-Lab and its application-led philosophy, followed by Model-Based Design and code-generation tools in MATLAB and Simulink 10:30โ11:20 14:00โ14:50 Hands-on use of the ACE-Lab rigs to operate, test and tune a control system against defined application requirements 11:20โ11:40 14:50โ15:10 Break 11:40โ12:30 15:10โ16:00 Model-Based Design using the ACE-Lab rigs, including system identification for offline and online parameter estimation, model-based controller design and self-tuning 12:30โ13:20 16:00โ16:50 Attendee-led open session based on topics and suggestions submitted in advance through the registration form 13:20โ13:30 16:50โ17:00 Conclusions, key takeaways and next steps
