On September 18, the School of Automation and Electrical Engineering at Zhongyuan University of Technology hosted an invited lecture by Professor Zhang Weihai. Professor Zhang is a doctoral supervisor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology. His lecture was titled "Reflections on Automatic Control Theory Research in the Age of AI." Zhang Jifeng, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Zhongyuan University of Technology and Dean of the School, attended alongside faculty and students from relevant schools. Executive Dean Zhu Yongsheng chaired the session.
The lecture examined AI's profound impact on academia, focusing on the opportunities and challenges it presents for control theory. Zhang Weihai discussed how AI is fundamentally reshaping the systems and research questions studied in modern control theory and making traditionally difficult problems easier to solve. He also examined its impact on established research directions, highlighting both its strengths and limitations in addressing research problems.
Addressing emerging developments in the field, the lecture offered insights to support the school's academic development and research in control theory. (Reported by Manman Lin)
