Four core areas of research are open for Professor positions: 1.1. New-generation high-end control systemsindustrial control system chip, industrial software, industrial big data, knowledge automation, large-scale system optimization, distributed coordinated control, intelligent manufacturing, smart factories, etc. 1.2. Safety and security of critical infrastructuresindustrial control system security, industrial internet security, cyber security, intrusion detection and assessment, security protection and defense, fault diagnosis and health management, industrial control secure protocols of industrial control systems, secure algorithms, cryptography, etc. 1.3. Intelligent robotics and autonomous systemssensing devices and analytics, sma