Invited Speakers and Panelists
Invited Speakers and Panelists
Our workshop brings together leading researchers, clinicians, and industry experts working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and surgical innovation. The invited speakers and panelists will share perspectives on advancing intelligent surgical robotic systems from laboratory research toward safe, clinically meaningful, and deployable solutions.
Their contributions will help shape discussions on embodied intelligence, shared autonomy, human–robot collaboration, clinical translation, and the future of AI-enabled surgery.
Panel Discussion
Liang Zhao (Panel Moderator)
University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Shoudong Huang (Professor)
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Hongliang Ren (Professor)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Jordan Erskine (Head Robotics Engineer)
Convergence Medical, Australia
Zixing Ye (MD, A/Prof. of Urology)
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China
Jim Zhang (AI R&D Director), Cornerstone Robotics Limited, Hong Kong
Keynote Talks
Leo Wu (Moderator)
University of New South Wales, Australia
Hongliang Ren (Professor)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Elahe Abdi (Senior Lecturer)
Monash University, Australia
Jim Zhang (AI R&D Director), Cornerstone Robotics Limited, Hong Kong
Spotlight Talks
Olatunji Omisore (Moderator)
Central Queensland University, Australia
Dandan Zhang (Assistant Professor)
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Sabrina Schoenborn (Adjunct Fellow)
Queensland University of Technoogy, Australia
Tiancheng Li (Postdoctoral Fellow)
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Lightning Talks
Changyan He (Moderator)
University of Newcastle, Australia
Chen Qian (Poster #1)
University of New South Wales, Australia
Laurence Xian (Poster #2)
University of New South Wales, Australia
Olatunji Omisore (Moderator, Poster #3)
Central Queensland University, Australia
Yunong Li (Poster #4)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Kai Pan (Poster #5)
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Haitao Gao (Poster #6)
University of New South Wales, Australia
Xiyue Xiao (Poster #7)
University of New South Wales, Australia
Chun Fong Wong (Poster #8)
University of New South Wales, Australia
Dominik Slomma (Poster #9)
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Toluwanimi Akinyemi (Poster #10)
Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
Guoheng Sun (Poster #11)
University of New South Wales, Australia