The Control and Systems Engineering Department held a workshop on Monday, 11/11/2024, at 10 p.m., entitled (Management and Organization of Scientific Research References), delivered by Asst. Prof. Farah Flayyih Hasan and Asst. Lect. Nebras Zayer Saleh, in the presence of a number of faculty members and members of the department. The workshop included an introduction to the Mendeley program and how to refer to sources, in addition to how to install it and link it to the Ms Word program and change the reference style according to the styles available in the program. 

  On Sunday, 10/11/2024, a reception ceremony was held in the Control and Systems Engineering Department for the new first-year students for the academic year (2024-2025), in an effort by the department’s presidency to introduce new students to the department and all its facilities and advance them to achieve the highest levels of scientific and cognitive excellence. The meeting was attended by the Assistant Head of the Department for Administrative Affairs (Prof. Dr. Hazem Ibrahim Ali) and members of the New Students Reception Committee. The Assistant Head of the Department stressed the need to familiarize students with the programs and activities offered by the department from its scientific branches and the opportunities available for them to enrich their university experience and student life inside and outside the university campus, and to introduce the most important regulations for university students. Then, the New Students Reception Committee took the students on a field tour of the corridors, laboratories, and halls of the department and the university.  

  The Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit in our department held an awareness workshop entitled Combating Drugs and their Social and Psychological Effects on Youth on Wednesday 6-11-2024. This lecture, which was delivered by (Lect. Dr. Alia Abdul Redha Abbas), a lecturer in the Control and Systems Engineering Department, dealt with defining the concept of drugs, their causes, their social and psychological effects, and their impact on young people. The lecture was delivered with the assistance of the student (Ihsaan Waleed Abul Abbas), Second Stage of the Mechatronics Branch, who asked the students some questions about drugs. Accordingly, many students made suggestions and solutions to reduce this phenomenon. The teaching goal is to rely on the students to ask questions and make suggestions because the youth are the pillar of society so they understand and pay attention to this phenomenon and determine their behaviour themselves and maintain it.  

 The Department of Control and Systems Engineering awards a Master's degree in Mechatronics Engineering The master's thesis was discussed in the Department of Control and Systems Engineering for the student (Aya Khader Abbas) within the field of Mechatronics Engineering on Sunday, 27/10/2024, in the discussion Hall (No. 9) about her research entitled (Design of Adaptive Synergetic Motion Control of Prosthetic Fingers Systems). The discussion committee consisted of: 1- Prof. Dr. Ahmed Rasheed Ajil / Chairman. 2- Asst. Prof. Dr. Huthaifa Khalil Al-Khazraji / Member. 3- Asst. Prof. Ivan Isho Gorial Isho / Member. 4- Prof. Dr. Saleem Khalefa Kadhim/ Member and Supervisor. Many individuals experience finger loss due to congenital deformities or accidents, significantly impacting their ability to perform daily tasks and their self-confidence. This thesis develops a nonlinear mathematical model for a prosthetic finger with three degrees of freedom. It applies the Lagrange and Euler-Lagrange equations for accurate dynamic simulation and employs Classical Synergetic Control (CSC) and Adaptive Synergetic Control (ASC) to manage finger movement. Using Lyapunov's theory, control and adaptive laws were created to ensure system stability. The results showed that CSC and ASC outperformed other control methods in efficiency and provided smooth motion response while achieving the desired position angle without chattering. The CSC and ASC systems provided global stability and flexibility in adapting to parameter changes, enabling precise tracking of the finger's movement. The study also found that ASC outperformed CSC in improving performance by 33%, in terms of tracking time and reducing power consumption. This indicates a promising future for the development of Prosthetic fingers.