Submissions are invited for a Special Issue in Memory of Professor Shankar Prashad Bhattacharyya (1946-2024) of the Journal of Control, Automation, and Electrical Systems. Professor Bhattacharyya, variously known by friends and colleagues as Professor Shankar, Shanker, or even more simply as “Dr. B,” was a seminal and prolific contributor to the field of control theory. A long-time professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University (1980-2024), who also taught and served in a variety of capacities at the Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1971-1980), Professor Bhattacharyya was a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of IFAC, and a Foreign Member of the Academia Brasileira de Ciencias. His teaching and research focused on automatic control systems, multivariable control system analysis and design, computer-aided control system design (CACSD), PID controller design, model free design of PID controllers, and robust stability and control theory. His work significantly advanced the field, influencing both academic and practical applications, through a large number of highly cited papers and textbooks that he published, both as a sole author and with collaborators, through his impact on multiple generations of students of control, and through the research of his graduate students and that of their own students. This Special Issue is dedicated to honoring the legacy and contributions of Professor Bhattacharyya to the field of linear control theory and robust control. High-quality research papers are welcome in the fields of robust control, analytical PID controllers, parametric uncertainties, and other related areas. Submissions should be original and present theoretical or practical contributions, advancing the state of the art in these domains. Preferably, a paper submitted for this Special Issue should be broadly related to Professor Bhattacharyya’s work and its impact on the field.

Submission deadline: August 31, 2025

Access the Call for Papers here.