The field of control is evolving rapidly, with new themes, buzzwords, and technology-driven challenges emerging. Economic development and societal needs increasingly rely on a collection of different systems that work together to provide the necessary services, comfort, health, safety, and security. Consequently, there is a growing demand for methods and techniques that enable multiple independent heterogeneous systems to collaborate, offering broader capabilities than a single system. These considerations apply to various fields, including transportation, healthcare, energy and water resource management, smart cities, defense, social services, and manufacturing supply chains. The design of such systems requires an understanding of the joint dynamics of computer, software, networks, physical, chemical, and biological processes, as well as the role of humans in the loop.