The noise in control systems was studied based on data from several hundreds of control loops operating in different process industries located in several sites all over the world. That data showed that the theoretical assumption of Gaussian properties for the data is hardly ever satisfied. This paper will focus on some illustrative examples of stochastic models with non-Gaussian noise and will present the evolution process in using stochastic processes that include fractional Brownian motion processes, Rosenblatt and Rosenblatt–Volterra processes as a replacement of commonly used ordinary Brownian motions. Theoretical advancements will demonstrate challenges and fascinating opportunities in them for developing the models that meet the expectations of industrial practitioners.

Higher Education is an area where the rapid advancements in technology have created a disparity between what educational institutions teach and what industries require. More than the technology skills that are taught, the learning skills are required for the students to grab the essence of the technology and apply it. The accreditation organisations across the globe have included the mentorship for the students as a part of the assessment of effective teaching learning process but the assessment of any mentorship training for the teachers or any assessment metrics to evaluate the training has not been included in any of their framework. This paper provides a framework for the teacher’s mentorship programme and a methodology to evaluate the programme by assessing it in the informal learning atmosphere of a talent show. The outcome shows that there is a positive improvement in the approach of the mentors to the students as a result of this effort.

A scalar linear stochastic system with a Rosenblatt noise process is described and a prediction problem is explicitly solved for this system. Some other topics related to this stochastic system are also considered. Since the Rosenblatt processes are defined by double Wiener-Itô integrals the usual stochastic calculus for Brownian motion is not appropriate. Stochastic calculus is not used for the double integrals. Instead one uses the Wiener-ô double integral definition that has an appropriate orthogonality for expectation. For the prediction problem solution instead one uses some stochastic calculus for a double Wiener-Itô so that such integrals have expectation zero. An ergodic control for a scalar controlled system with a Rosenblatt noise is also briefly described.

This paper examines a class of mean-field-type games with finite numbers of decision-makers with state dynamics driven by Rosenblatt processes. Rosen-blatt processes are non-Gaussian, non-Poisson, and non-Markov with long-range dependence. We provide equilibrium strategies and equilibrium costs in linear state-and-mean-field-type feedback form for all decision-makers. Interestingly, we show that the equilibrium strategies for state driven by Brownian, multi-fractional Brownian, Gauss-Volterra processes no longer provide equilibrium in presence of Rosenblatt processes.

Summary form only given, as follows. A complete record of the panel discussion was not made available for publication as part of the conference proceedings. Universal digital access to technology can be as seemingly straightforward as providing electricity access to a remote location or as overwhelmingly complicated as developing a healthcare system that provides immediate and secure access to medical experts, insurance companies, and all of their accompanying infrastructure. This session, featuring members of the SSIT Technical Committee on Universal Access to Technology, discusses how scholars, researchers, practitioners, and educators can actively reduce this digital divide which separates communities and individuals on the basis of ethnicity, religious conviction, sexuality, gender identity, income, age and in many other ways. Drawing on their professional experiences, panelists will discuss strategies for placing humanitarian concerns at the centre of all we do as we strive towards universal digital access; they will demonstrate how to carefully and ethically balance social, cultural and technological dimensions of society to the benefit of all people, particularly those living in rural and underserved areas; and they will elaborate on the role of education, encouragement, and empowerment in the pursuit of these goals.