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> *INTERNATIONAL SPRING SCHOOL ON ROBOTICS*
>
> *Robotic 201**9*
>
> *Bucharest, Romania*
>
> *April 8-12, 2019*
>
> Co-organized by:
>
> University Politehnica of Bucharest
>
> Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice (IRDTA)
> Brussels / London
>
> http://robotic2019.irdta.eu/
>
> ********************************************************
>
> --- Early registration deadline: December 31st, 2018 ---
>
> ********************************************************
>
> *SCOPE:*
>
> Robotic 2019 will be a research training event with a global scope aiming
> at updating participants on the most recent advances in the critical and
> fast developing area of robotics, which covers a large spectrum of current
> exciting research and industrial innovation with an extraordinary potential
> for a huge impact on engineering, medicine, science, business models, and
> daily life. Renowned academics and industry pioneers will lecture and share
> their views with the audience.
>
> Most robotics subareas will be displayed, namely the conception, design,
> manufacturing and operation of robots. This involves addressing their
> sensing capabilities, manipulation, locomotion, interaction with the
> environment, interaction with humans, control, etc. The field is
> multidisciplinary at the crossroads of artificial intelligence,
> engineering, electronics, mechatronics, bioengineering and nanotechnology.
> Major challenges of robotics will be identified through 2 keynote lectures,
> 20 five-hour courses, and 1 round table, which will tackle the most active
> and promising topics. The organizers are convinced that outstanding
> speakers will attract the brightest and most motivated students.
> Interaction will be a main component of the event.
>
> An open session will give participants the opportunity to present their
> own work in progress in 5 minutes. Moreover, there will be two special
> sessions with industrial and recruitment profiles.
>
> *ADDRESSED TO:*
>
> Graduate students, PhD students, postdocs, and industry practitioners will
> be typical profiles of participants. However, there are no formal
> pre-requisites for attendance in terms of academic degrees. Since there
> will be a variety of levels, specific knowledge background may be assumed
> for some of the courses. Overall, Robotic 2019 is addressed to students,
> researchers and practitioners who want to keep themselves updated about
> recent developments and future trends. All will surely find it fruitful to
> listen and discuss with major researchers, industry leaders and innovators.
>
> *STRUCTURE:*
>
> 3 courses will run in parallel during the whole event. Participants will
> be able to freely choose the courses they wish to attend as well as to move
> from one to another.
>
> *VENUE:*
>
> Robotic 2019 will take place in Bucharest, the centre of Romanian economy,
> culture, and art. The venue will be:
>
> University Politehnica of Bucharest
> Splaiul Independenţei nr. 313
> Sector 6, Bucharest
>
> *KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:*
>
> Andrew A. Goldenberg (Engineering Services Inc. Toronto), Bridging between
> AI and Robotics for Business & Product Development
>
> Mohan M. Trivedi (University of California, San Diego), tba
>
> *PROFESSORS AND COURSES:*
>
> Jorge Angeles (McGill University), [intermediate] Kinematics of Multibody
> Systems
>
> Sylvain Calinon (Idiap Research Institute), [intermediate] Statistical,
> Geometrical and Dynamical Representations of Movements in Robots
>
> Yi Chao (University of California, Los Angeles), [introductory] Underwater
> Robotics
>
> Raja Chatila (Pierre et Marie Curie University), [introductory] Ethics in
> Robotics and AI
>
> Gamini Dissanayake (University of Technology Sydney),
> [introductory/intermediate] Robot Localisation, Mapping and SLAM
>
> Baris Fidan (University of Waterloo), [intermediate/advanced] Robotic
> Network Localization and Formation Control
>
> Michael Jenkin (York University), [introductory/intermediate]
> Computational Tasks in Autonomous Systems
>
> Norbert Krüger (University of Southern Denmark), [introductory] The Human
> Visual System as a Model for a Deep Neural Net
>
> Ales Leonardis (University of Birmingham), [introductory/intermediate]
> Robot Vision
>
> Anthony A. Maciejewski (Colorado State University),
> [introductory/intermediate] Kinematically Redundant Robots: The Promise of
> Human-like Dexterity
>
> Shimon Y. Nof (Purdue University), [introductory/intermediate]
> Cyber-augmented Collaborative Robotics
>
> Stefano Nolfi (Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies – CNR),
> [introductory/intermediate] Evolutionary Robotics
>
> Wilfrid Perruquetti (École Centrale de Lille), [introductory/intermediate]
> Path Planning/Tracking of Wheeled Mobile Robots
>
> Jan Peters (Technical University of Darmstadt), [introductory/advanced]
> Robot Learning
>
> José Santos-Victor (Instituto Superior Técnico), [introductory/advanced]
> Biological and Computational Vision
>
> Richard Satava (University of Washington), [introductory/intermediate]
> Robotic Surgery and Beyond: Near and Far Future Technologies and Training
>
> Dan Stoianovici (Johns Hopkins University), [introductory/intermediate]
> Medical Robotics
>
> Garnette Sutherland (University of Calgary), [intermediate] Image Guided
> Robotic Surgery
>
> Michael Y. Wang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology),
> [intermediate/advanced] Soft Robotics
>
> Simon Yang (University of Guelph), [introductory/advanced] Biologically
> Inspired Robotics
>
> *OPEN SESSION*
>
> An open session will collect 5-minute voluntary presentations of work in
> progress by participants. They should submit a half-page abstract
> containing title, authors, and summary of the research to david at irdta.eu
> by March 31, 2019.
>
> *INDUSTRIAL SESSION:*
>
> A session will be devoted to 10-minute demonstrations of practical
> developments in robotics. Companies interested in contributing are welcome
> to submit a 1-page abstract containing the program of the demonstration and
> the logistics needed. Expressions of interest have to be submitted to
> david at irdta.eu by March 31, 2019.
>
> *EMPLOYER SESSION:*
>
> Firms searching for personnel well skilled in robotics will have a space
> reserved for one-to-one contacts. It is recommended to produce a 1-page
> .pdf leaflet with a brief description of the company and the profiles
> looked for to be circulated among the participants prior to the event.
> Expressions of interest have to be submitted to david at irdta.eu by March
> 31, 2019.
>
> *ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:*
>
> Corneliu Burileanu (Bucharest, co-chair)
> Nicolae Georgian (Bucharest)
> Sara Morales (Brussels)
> Anna Neacsu (Bucharest)
> Manuel J. Parra-Royón (Granada)
> David Silva (London, co-chair)
>
> *REGISTRATION:*
>
> It has to be done at
>
> http://robotic2019.irdta.eu/registration/
>
> The selection of up to 8 courses requested in the registration template is
> only tentative and non-binding. For the sake of organization, it will be
> helpful to have an approximation of the respective demand for each course.
> During the event, participants will be free to attend the courses they wish.
>
> Since the capacity of the venue is limited, registration requests will be
> processed on a first come first served basis. The registration period will
> be closed and the on-line registration facility disabled when the capacity
> of the venue is exhausted. It is highly recommended to register prior to
> the event.
>
> *FEES:*
>
> Fees comprise access to all courses and lunches. There are several early
> registration deadlines. Fees depend on the registration deadline.
>
> *ACCOMMODATION:*
>
> Suggestions for accommodation will be available on the event website.
>
> *CERTIFICATE:*
>
> A certificate of successful participation in the event will be delivered
> indicating the number of hours of lectures.
>
> *QUESTIONS AND FURTHER INFORMATION:*
>
> david at irdta.eu
>
> *ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:*
>
> University Politehnica of Bucharest
>
> Institute for Research Development, Training and Advice (IRDTA) –
> Brussels/London
>
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