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Primary Thought on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Control Engineering Education
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ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control Volume 2, Issue 3, 2025: 215-225
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ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2025: 215-225

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Primary Thought on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Control Engineering Education
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Quanmin Zhu Quanmin Zhu 1
Haihong Wang Haihong Wang 2 *
1 School of Engineering, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY, United Kingdom
2 College of Information Science and Technology, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
* Corresponding Author: Haihong Wang, [email protected]
DOI: 10.62762/TSCC.2025.254228
Received: 27 May 2025, Accepted: 29 July 2025, Published: 23 September 2025  
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Abstract
This study briefly discusses the primary AI’s roles in enhancing control engineering education (CEE), which has the potential to revolutionise the teaching-learning framework by making complex concepts and methodologies more intuitive, interactive, and application-driven. While understanding the potential benefits of these AI tools, such as assisting with problem-solving in education, some of the concerns about their use are summarised. An example is discussed how AI enhances CEE in MATLAB \& Simulink. The centre point in the brief paper is that AI should be a tool to enhance teaching-learning, rather than a shortcut to avoid it.
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Primary Thought on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Control Engineering Education
Keywords
generative AI
computational framework
virtual demonstration platform
MATLAB/Simulink
new assessment
AI in education community of practice
ethical issues
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This work was supported without any funding.
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Zhu, Q., & Wang, H. (2025). Primary Thought on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Control Engineering Education. ICCK Transactions on Sensing, Communication, and Control, 2(3), 215–225. https://doi.org/10.62762/TSCC.2025.254228
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