Events

ARQ-Robotics Centre Research Day 2022

Date: 6 December 2022 09:00 - 18:00

Location: Robin Brook Centre (19 Giltspur St, EC1A 9DD), Morris Lecture Theatre Map 

This is an internal QMUL event organised by the Centre for Advanced Robotics @ QMUL (ARQ).

Venue: Robin Brook Centre (19 Giltspur St, EC1A 9DD), Morris Lecture Theatre

Registration link (free, but required to reserve catering): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arq-day-2022-robotics-at-qmul-tickets-464606960927

Programme

9:00- 9:30 Breakfast

9:30-12:00 Session #1 - Presentations by ARQ Steering Committee

• 9:30 - 9:40 Dr Lorenzo Jamone - Welcome and Introduction
• 9:40 - 9:45 Prof Kaspar Althoefer - Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary
• 9:45 - 10:00 Prof Kaspar Althoefer (SAPHIR), Soft Robotics
• 10:00 - 10:15 Prof Zion Tse (DHR), Medical Robotics
• 10:15 - 10:30 Dr Hasan Shaheed - Energy and Drones
• 10:30 - 10:45 Dr Angadh Nanjangud - Aerospace Robotics
• 10:45 - 11:00 Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov (HAIR), Interactive robotics for virtual reality, telepresence and assistance
• 11:00 - 11:15 Dr Ketao Zhang (RSR), Robot Design and Control
• 11:15 - 11:30 Dr Lorenzo Jamone (CRISP), Cognitive and Tactile Robots
• 11:30 - 12:00 Q&A and Discussion

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:00-15:00 Session #2 - ARQ Members and Collaborators

• 13:00 - 13:15 Dr Alessio Xompero (Prof Andrea Cavallaro) - Intelligent Sensing at QMUL
• 13:15 - 13:30 Prof Pat Healey - Cognitive Science at QMUL
• 13:30 - 13:45 Prof Isabelle Mareschal - Psychology at QMUL
• 13:45 - 14:45 Short 5-mins talks by ARQ PhD students and postdoctoral researchers
  • Simone Asci - Collision detection and contact dynamics simulation
  • Cem Suulker - Fabric based soft robotic actuator for high performance in hand exoskeletons
  • Chen Liu - Electroadhesion for soft and morphing robots
  • Nuria Pena Perez - Using robotics to explore bimanual neuromotor control in humans
  • Ecem Ozkan - Human non-verbal communication
  • Dr Andres Aharhel Mercado Velazquez - Internet of human-robotic things
  • Sarah Hussain - Introducing active touch sensing in prosthetics
• 14:45 - 15:00 Q&A and Discussion

15:00-15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30-17:30 Session #3 - ARQ Members and Collaborators

• 15:30 - 15:45 Dr Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne - Assistive Robotics
• 15:45 - 16:00 Dr Changjae Oh - Robot Vision and Learning
• 16:00 - 16:15 Dr Miles Hansard - Computer Vision for Robotics
• 16:15 - 16:30 Prof Michael Farber - Algorithms for autonomous robot motion
• 16:30 - 16:45 Dr Lin Wang - Sound Processing for Robots
• 16:45 - 17:00 Dr Ekaterina Ivanova - Human-Robot Interaction

17:00 - 17:30 Final Discussion and Closing.

Updated by: Ildar Farkhatdinov