  Network science has experienced unprecedented rapid development in the past
two decades. The network perspective has also been widely applied to explore
various complex systems in great depth. In the first decade, fundamental
characteristics of complex network structure, such as the small-worldness,
scale-freeness, and modularity, of various complex networked systems were
harvested from analyzing big empirical data. The associated dynamical processes
on complex networks were also heavily studied. In the second decade, more
attention was devoted to investigating the control of complex networked
systems, ranging from fundamental theories to practical applications. Here we
briefly review recent progress regarding network dynamics and control, mainly
concentrating on research questions proposed in the six papers we collected for
the topical issue entitled "Network Dynamics and Control" at
$Advances~in~Complex~Systems$. This review closes with possible research
directions along this line, and several important problems to be solved. We
expect that, in the near future, network control will play an even bigger role
in more fields, helping us understand and control many complex natural and
engineered systems.
