47th Edition
SoCal Control
Workshop
The Southern California Control Workshop provides a forum for graduate students and postdocs in systems and control to present their work and connect with fellow researchers and faculty from across the region.
The 47th workshop is hosted at Caltech in Gates-Thomas Laboratory, Room 135.
Date
Friday, April 24, 2026
Venue
Gates-Thomas Laboratory, Room 135 — Caltech, Pasadena CA 91125
The workshop brings together researchers from institutions across Southern California, including Caltech, USC, UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UCI, UCR, and others.
Since 2000
Workshop
History
The first workshop was organized in 2000 at UCSB by Miroslav Krstic, Richard Murray, and Andy Teel. It is now in its 47th edition.
- 1Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSB, November 2000
- 2Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSD, June 2001
- 3Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCLA, October 2001
- 4Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSB, May 2002
- 5Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, Caltech, November 2002
- 6Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSD, May 2003
- 7Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, USC, October 2003
- 8Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSB, May 2004
- 9Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCLA, November 2004
- 10Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSD, May 2005
- 11Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, Caltech, November 2005
- 12Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSB, May 2006
- 13Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCR, November 2006
- 14Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCLA, June 2007
- 15Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, USC, January 2008
- 16Southern California Nonlinear Control Workshop, UCSD, November 2008
- 17Southern California Control Workshop, Caltech, May 2009
- 18Southern California Control Workshop, UCI, November 2009
- 19Southern California Control Workshop, UCSB, October 2010
- 20Southern California Control Workshop, UCR, May 2011
- 21Southern California Control Workshop, UCLA, October 2011
- 22Southern California Control Workshop, USC, May 2012
- 23Southern California Control Workshop, UCSD, November 2012
- 24Southern California Control Workshop, Caltech, May 2013
- 25Southern California Control Workshop, UCI, October 2013
- 26Southern California Control Workshop, UCSB, April 2014
- 27Southern California Control Workshop, UCR, November 2014
- 28Southern California Control Workshop, UCLA, May 2015
- 29Southern California Control Workshop, USC, November 2015
- 30Southern California Control Workshop, UCSD, June 2016
- 31Southern California Control Workshop, UCI, October 2016
- 32Southern California Control Workshop, Caltech, April 2017
- 33Southern California Control Workshop, UCSB, October 2017
- 34Southern California Control Workshop, UCR, May 2018
- 35Southern California Control Workshop, UCLA, November 2018
- 36Southern California Control Workshop, USC, May 2019
- 37Southern California Control Workshop, UCSD, January 2020
- 38Southern California Control Workshop, UCI (virtual), October 2021
- 39Southern California Control Workshop, UCI, April 2022
- 40Southern California Control Workshop, Caltech, October 2022
- 41Southern California Control Workshop, UCSB, April 2023
- 42Southern California Control Workshop, UCR, November 2023
- 43Southern California Control Workshop, UCLA, April 2024
- 44Southern California Control Workshop, USC, November 2024
- 45Southern California Control Workshop, UCSD, April 2025
- 46Southern California Control Workshop, UCI, October 2025
- 47Southern California Control Workshop, Caltech, April 2026
Caltech Campus · Pasadena, CA
Venue, Parking
& Directions
The workshop takes place at Gates-Thomas Laboratory, Room 135 on the Caltech campus. The building faces Olive Walk and houses the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering.
Building
Gates-Thomas Laboratory, Room 135
Address
1200 E. California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125
Permits required Mon–Fri, 7 am–5 pm. Purchase at automated pay stations in each structure; valid in any unmarked (commuter) stall.
Holliston Structure #4 Closest
370 S. Holliston Ave
Walk north on Holliston, left on Olive Walk.
1 hr — $32 hr — $4
3 hr — $64 hr — $8
All day — $9
North Wilson Structure #1
341 S. Wilson Ave
Good alternative if Holliston is full.
1 hr — $32 hr — $4
3 hr — $64 hr — $8
All day — $9
California Structure #3
1248 E. California Blvd
South edge of campus; only structure with elevator.
1 hr — $32 hr — $4
3 hr — $64 hr — $8
All day — $9
Tournament Lot #6
1248 California Blvd
Open surface lot adjacent to California Structure.
1 hr — $32 hr — $4
3 hr — $64 hr — $8
All day — $9
Valid in unmarked stalls only. See Caltech Visitor Parking ↗ for full regulations.
Enter 370 S. Holliston Ave, Pasadena, CA 91125 into your navigation app. From the Holliston structure, walk north then left (west) along Olive Walk — Gates-Thomas is on your right.
From LAX
- Head east on Century Blvd to I-405 N.
- Take I-405 N to I-10 E (Santa Monica Fwy).
- Take I-10 E to CA-110 N (Pasadena Fwy); follow until it ends at Arroyo Pkwy.
- Continue north on Arroyo Pkwy; turn right (east) on Del Mar Blvd.
- Go ~1 mile; turn right on Holliston Ave — parking structure on your left.
From the 210 (Foothill Fwy)
- Exit at Hill Avenue; head south.
- Turn right (west) on Del Mar Blvd.
- Turn left (south) on Holliston Ave — structure on your left.
From the 134 (Ventura Fwy)
- Take CA-134 E to I-210 E and exit at Hill Avenue.
- Follow the 210 directions above.
By Metro
The Metro A Line stops at Lake Station, a 25–30 min walk from campus. See metro.net ↗.