According to the university's public relations office: Dr. Yadgar, a faculty member of the Control Engineering Department at Qom University of Technology, stated in an interview with the university's public relations office about the establishment of the Advanced Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL): In June 2020, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, several students approached me; they wanted to have internships and engage in scientific and research activities. This was a prompt that pushed us to announce a call on the university's website and form a research group with four individuals. He added: In the same year, through negotiations with an industrial research institute in Tehran, we secured our first research project worth 300 million Tomans by signing a memorandum of understanding. Dr. Yadgar said: After a few months, as the performance of this research team became clear, many students wanted to collaborate with this team. Based on the interviews conducted, this four-member research team has now transformed into a research team with 17 members. A faculty member at Qom University of Technology stated: Today, the laboratory environment has become so attractive for these students that they spend more than 10 hours a day engaged in activities there. Even during the holidays when the university is closed, the members of this research team only took the first day of the holiday off and were active in the laboratory from the second day until the 13th of Farvardin. He added: The result of this tireless effort is the construction of a sports device that is currently in the process of patent registration, which has not had any internal or external samples so far and will soon be unveiled at the university. Moreover, several articles with Q1 and Q2 rankings and the completion of more than 7 research projects highlight the outstanding performance of this research team. However, the income generated from the research projects of this team is shared among the students. He added: A very interesting point about this laboratory is that the students in this research team are highly creative and self-sufficient. Despite the lack of facilities, they still try to solve problems on their own and make tools and equipment themselves in the laboratory as much as possible. This team is so coordinated that even their leisure and rest time is spent in the laboratory, and this laboratory has become a lively scientific environment for them. Dr. Yadgar mentioned that motivation, having a goal, and hope are the keys to the success of these 17 hardworking students. Of course, this research team welcomes active and goal-oriented students.
