Sponsors and Exhibitors

The MATLAB and Simulink product families are fundamental applied math and computational tools at the world's educational institutions. Adopted by more than 6,500 universities and colleges, MathWorks products accelerate the pace of learning, teaching, and research in engineering and science. MathWorks products also help prepare students for careers in industry worldwide, where the tools are widely used for data analysis, mathematical modeling, and algorithm development in collaborative research and new product development.  Application areas include data analytics, mechatronics, communication systems, image processing, computational finance, and computational biology.

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), located in Cambridge, MA, is the North American R&D organization for Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a $40B global manufacturer of electrical products including elevator and escalators, HVAC systems, electrical power systems, satellites, factory automation equipment, automotive electronics and visual information systems. Controls researchers at MERL collaborate with corporate R&D laboratories, business units in Japan and academic partners around the world to develop new control algorithms and control technologies that extend the capabilities and the performance envelope of these systems.

For students who are interested in pursuing an exciting summer of research, please check out our internship program and learn more on our Website, Facebook, LinkedIn or @MERL_news.

MERL interns work closely with top researchers, and gain valuable industry experience – at an impressive 1:1 intern to researcher ratio. Internships are expected to lead to publications in major conferences and journals. We also recently started a PostDoc program. For PhD graduates interested in applying please see our website www.merl.com

We offer competitive compensation and relocation assistance. Boston is a fantastic student-oriented city, home to some of the best universities in the world.

The summer season is especially lively as MERL and Boston are teeming with researchers and visitors from all over the world.

About Quanser – www.quanser.com

Quanser is the world leader in innovative technology for engineering education and research. With a heritage in creating leading-edge platforms for controls, mechatronics, and robotics, Quanser has built a legacy over the past 35 years of transformational solutions that bring emerging technologies including autonomous robotics, IoT, self-driving, and virtual reality to students worldwide. Quanser is unique as the only commercial organization that offers a comprehensive, academically sound platform for delivering programs that push the boundaries of traditional engineering education and research. Through a wide network of academic partners and faculty equivalent researchers and course designers, Quanser works with institutions to solve the challenges of modern engineering as true colleagues as opposed to conventional vendors.

dSPACE is a leading provider of simulation and validation solutions worldwide for developing networked, autonomous, and electrically powered vehicles. The company's range of end-to-end solutions are used particularly by automotive manufacturers and their suppliers to test the software and hardware components in their new vehicles long before a new model is allowed on the road. Not only is dSPACE a sought-after partner in vehicle development, but engineers also rely on our know-how at dSPACE when it comes to aerospace and industrial automation. Our portfolio ranges from end-to-end solutions for simulation and validation to engineering and consulting services as well as training and support. With approximately 2,200 employees worldwide, dSPACE is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, has three project centers in Germany, and serves customers through regional dSPACE companies in the USA, the UK, France, Japan, China, Croatia, and South Korea.

A pioneer in scholarly, open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Based in Basel, Switzerland, MDPI has the mission to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. Our 437 diverse and open access journals, including 428 peer- reviewed journals and 9 conference journals, are supported by more than 295,000 academic experts who share our mission, values, and commitment to providing high-quality service for our authors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is freely available and all content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).

Halliburton is one of the world’s leading providers of products and services to the energy industry. Founded in 1919, we create innovative technologies, products, and services that help our customers maximize their value throughout the life cycle of an asset and advance a sustainable energy future. We combine technology, services and execution expertise to assist our customers with hydrocarbons location, geological data management, drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and production optimization throughout the life of their asset.

Unitree Robotics, established in 2016, promoted robots to the global market in 2017. Unitree was one of the earliest manufacturers of quadruped robots in the world, and an outstanding pioneer in the marketization of global high-performance quadruped robots who is fully committed to promoting mobile robots to truly enter people's lives.

With self-developed core components, motion control algorithms, robot perception system, and other self-developed technologies, Unitree Robotics has cooperated with a number of top universities and industry-leading technology enterprises. It not only provides customers with technical support such as software development and mechanical programming, but also helps customers configure a lot of external equipment. Quadruped robots have been used in many application scenarios such as security inspection, ground exploration, and detection. At present, hundreds of brands are equipped with Unitree quadruped robot, and many application areas such as petrochemical, security, electric power and education use the mature product solutions and technical support of Unitree Robotics.

We envision a future of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future. General Motors has been pushing the limits of transportation and technology for over 100 years. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution. And we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want. As an open, inclusive company, we’re also creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for who they are. One team, where all ideas are considered and heard, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential, with a culture based in respect, integrity, accountability and equality. Our team brings wide-ranging perspectives and experiences to solving the complex transportation challenges of today and tomorrow. At General Motors, innovation is our north star. As the first automotive company to mass-produce an affordable electric car, and the first to develop an electric starter and air bags, GM has always pushed the limits of engineering. We are General Motors. We transformed how the world moved through the last century. And we’re determined to do it again as we redefine mobility to serve our customers and shareholders and solve societal challenges.

Franklin Open is a peer-reviewed, gold open-access journal that focuses on the fields of engineering and applied mathematics. Franklin Open is a partner journal to the longstanding Journal of The Franklin Institute, which has been publishing scientific research and discoveries for almost 200 years. The journal was created to not only continue that legacy, but to provide a sustainable platform for new research to be widely disseminated from all voices in the scientific and academic communities. Franklin Open aims to publish high-quality manuscripts under such topics as, Complex Networks & Cyber-Physical Systems, Control Engineering & Robotics, Energy & Power Systems, Information & Communications, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks & Learning Systems, and Speech, Image, & Signal Processing. We welcome new submissions as well as special issue proposals through our website. If you have any questions, please contact franklinopen@fi.edu.