The conference program is available via the Papercept site at the MTNS26-Program page. The MTNS program (PDF) booklet is now available.
Welcome Reception: Sunday, August 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Pearl Sullivan Engineering (E7) Event Space
MTNS 2026 Technical Program Monday, August 17, 2026
| Plenary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 MoP_PL MC 2065 |
Enhancing Closed-Loop Analysis of Neural Network-Controlled Systems Using Quadratic Abstractions | ||
Coffee Break: 10:00-10:30 a.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30-12:35 MoAM_SE1 DC 1304 Data-Driven Learning and Control with Formal Guarantees I |
10:30-12:35 MoAM_SE2 MC 4058 Structure-Exploiting Methods in Control: Cones, Positivity, and Sparsity |
10:30-12:35 MoAM_SE3 MC 4045 Infinite Dimensional Systems Theory |
10:30-12:35 MoAM_SE4 MC 5501 Stochastic Control and Estimation |
Lunch: 12:40-2:00 p.m., St. Jerome's Servery
| Session | Session | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00-15:00 MoSP_SP1 MC 2065 Semi-Plenary: Relaxation of Contraction Theory in Dynamical Systems |
14:00-15:00 MoSP_SP2 MC 2066 Semi-Plenary: Analysis and Control in Poroelastic Systems with Applications to Biomedicine |
Coffee Break: 3:00-3:30 p.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30-17:35 MoPM_SE1 DC 1304 Data-Driven Learning and Control with Formal Guarantees II |
15:30-17:35 MoPM_SE2 MC 4058 Algebraic Systems Theory |
15:30-17:35 MoPM_SE3 MC 4045 Modeling, Estimation, and Control of Infinite-Dimensional Systems |
15:30-17:35 MoPM_SE4 MC 5479 Nonlinear Systems and Control |
MTNS 2026 Technical Program Tuesday, August 18, 2026
| Plenary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 TuP_PL MC 2065 |
PTNS: Phase Theory of Networks and Systems | ||
Coffee Break: 10:00-10:30 a.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30-12:35 TuAM_SE1 MC 4058 Learning and Control of Dynamical Systems I |
10:30-12:35 TuAM_SE2 MC 5417 Operator Theory for Quantum Information I |
10:30-12:35 TuAM_SE3 MC 5501 Control of Distributed Parameter Systems I |
10:30-12:35 TuAM_SE4 MC 5479 On the Geometry of Optimal Transport and Its Application to Physics and Control |
Lunch: 12:40-2:00 p.m., St. Jerome's Servery
| Session | Session | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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14:00-15:00 TuSP_SP1 |
14:00-15:00 TuSP_SP2 MC 2066 Semi-Plenary: Synthesis & Analysis Tools for Dynamic Games – Model Based, Data-Driven and Nonlinear Perspectives |
Coffee Break: 3:00-3:30 p.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:30-17:35 TuPM_SE1 MC 4058 Learning and Control of Dynamical Systems II |
15:30-17:35 TuPM_SE2 MC 5417 Operator Theory for Quantum Information II |
15:30-17:35 TuPM_SE3 MC 5501 Control of Distributed Parameter Systems II |
15:30-17:35 TuPM_SE4 MC 5479 Networked Control Systems |
MTNS 2026 Technical Program Wednesday, August 19, 2026
| Plenary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 WeP_PL MC 2065 |
The Monopolist's Free Boundary Problem in the Plane: An Excursion into the Economic Value of Private Information | ||
Coffee Break: 10:00-10:30 a.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30-12:35 WeAM_SE1 MC 4021 Learning and Control of Dynamical Systems III |
10:30-12:35 WeAM_SE2 MC 5417 Advances in Optimal Transport Theory and Its Applications |
10:30-12:35 WeAM_SE3 MC 5501 Port-Hamiltonian Systems and Dissipativity |
Lunch: 12:40-2:00 p.m., St. Jerome's Servery
Social activities on Wednesday afternoon; see Social Program for options, registration, and fees.
MTNS 2026 Technical Program Thursday, August 20, 2026
| Plenary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 ThP_PL MC 2065 |
Notions of Resilience in Large-Scale Networks, with Applications to Distributed Coordination, Optimization, and Learning | ||
Coffee Break: 10:00-10:30 a.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 | Session 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30-12:35 ThAM_SE1 MC 4058 Control and Estimation of Infinite-Dimensional Systems I |
10:30-12:35 ThAM_SE2 MC 4060 Optimal Control |
10:30-12:35 ThAM_SE3 MC 4064 Systems on Graphs |
10:30-12:35 ThAM_SE4 MC 5501 Linear Systems |
Lunch: 12:40-2:00 p.m., St. Jerome's Servery
| Session | Session | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00-15:00 ThSP_SP1 MC 2065 Semi-Plenary: Finite Dimensional Feedback Controllers for Distributed Parameter Systems |
14:00-15:00 ThSP_SP2 MC 2066 Semi-Plenary: Large-Scale Network Processes: Achieving Tractability Via Graph Limits |
Coffee Break: 3:00-3:30 p.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 15:30-17:35 ThPM_SE1 MC 4058 Control and Estimation of Infinite-Dimensional Systems II |
15:30-17:35 ThPM_SE2 MC 4060 Optimization: Theory and Algorithms |
15:30-17:35 ThPM_SE3 MC 4064 Hybrid Systems and Discrete Event Systems |
Conference Banquet: Thursday, August 20, 6:00-10:00 p.m., Federation Hall
MTNS 2026 Technical Program Friday, August 20, 2026
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-12:05 FrAM_SE1 MC 4058 Infinite-Dimensional Port-Hamiltonian Systems I |
10:00-12:05 FrAM_SE2 MC 4060 Machine Learning and Control |
10:00-12:05 FrAM_SE3 MC 4064 Robust and H-Infinity Control |
Lunch: 12:40-2:00 p.m., St. Jerome's Servery
| Session | Session | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00-15:00 FrSP_SP1 MC 2065 Semi-Plenary: Physics-Informed Neural Certificates for Stability and Control |
14:00-15:00 FrSP_SP2 MC 2066 Semi-Plenary: Control by Interconnection of Irreversible Port-Hamiltonian Systems |
Coffee Break: 3:00-3:30 p.m., MC 3rd floor
| Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 15:30-17:35 FrPM_SE1 MC 4058 Infinite-Dimensional Port-Hamiltonian Systems II |
15:30-17:35 FrPM_SE2 MC 4060 Collective Dynamics and Scalability in Multi-Agent Control Systems |
15:30-17:35 FrPM_SE3 MC 4064 System Identification |
Farewell Reception: Friday, August 21, 6:00-8:00 p.m., M3 Atrium
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