The topics cover the wide range of advanced automotive control, but not limited to the following topics.

1. Combustion Engine Control - Conventional Drive Train
- Combustion Modeling and Control: Spark Ignition, Compression
Ignition, Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
- Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment
- Gas Exchange Processes: Turbocharging, Supercharging, Variable Valve
Technology
- Model-based Diagnostics

2. Alternative Power Systems
- Energy Management
- Energy Storage Systems: Electrochemical Systems, Hydrogen Storage,
Charging and Infrastructure
- Fuel-cells, Hydrocarbon Fuel Reforming, Hydrogen Combustion
- Battery Model and Battery Control
- XEV (HEV,EV,FCEV,etc.)/Solar-Powered Vehicles

3. Vehicle Dynamics and Control
- Active Chassis Systems: Brake, Steering, Suspension Systems
- Integrated Motion Control: Direct Yaw Control/Electronic Stability
Control), 4 Wheel Steering,X-by-Wire, Active Suspensions and Roll Bars
- Vehicle State Estimation: Sensor Development, Side Slip Angle
Observation, Tire and Friction Estimation

4. Active Safety and Driver Assistance Systems
- Adaptive Cruise Control, Heading Control, Lane Keeping, Driver
Warning Systems, Systems Based on Car-to-X-communication
- Autonomous Driving and Collision Avoidance: Sensor Fusion, Modelling
of the Environment, Control Architectures
- Intelligent Vehicles and Robotics Technology in Vehicles
- Human Factors in Driver Dynamics or Driver Assistance Systems

5. Design and Engineering
- Diagnosis
- Functional Safety and Standardization
- Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation
- Model-based Calibration
- Plant Modelling and System Identification
- Rapid Control Prototyping
- Security and Dependability
- Vehicular Power Networks and Inter-Vehicular Networks