20th IFAC conference on technology, culture and international stability (TECIS'2021)

The 20th anniversary IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability (TECIS'2021) was virtually held on September 14-17, 2021, at Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences. The main scientific results described by the conference participants are outlined. At TECIS'2021, 262 researchers from all continents presented 141 papers. They can be grouped into three main directions: control and automation to improve stability; intelligent technologies and their applications to manufacturing, robotics, mechatronics, industrial, medical, and other systems; social aspects of automation.