NewTrendsinTheoryandApplicationsofComplexControlSystemsSpecialIssueinJournalofControlTheoryandApplicationsInrecentyearsmodelingandcontrolofcomplexsystems,inparticularcomplexnonlinearsystems,havebeenoneofthemostactivefieldsinthecommunityofsystemandcontrol.Variousmethodssuchasadaptivecontrol,switchingcontrol,distributedandnetwork-basedcontroldesignmethodshavebeenproposedtocopewiththecomplexityofsystemsunderappropriatemathematicalassumptions.However,considerableeffortsarestillneededinordertobridgethegap