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Connecting Australia and Pacific Island Countries
Overview
Overview
This hybrid workshop brings together leading researchers and practitioners from Australia and Pacific Island Countries to explore cutting-edge developments and applications of robotics and artificial intelligence.
The objectives of this workshop are to facilitate exchange of ideas between researchers in Australia and Pacific Island Countries; to identify collaborative opportunities in research and development; to promote training and mentoring of research students; and to build a regional network for robotics and AI innovation.
Topics
Topics
The workshop will feature presentations and panel discussions on topics including (but not limited to):
Agricultural Robotics & AI: Precision farming, autonomous systems, and smart irrigation
Healthcare Robotics & AI: Assistive technologies, diagnostics, and remote care
Marine & Maritime Applications: Underwater robotics, and coastal monitoring
Robotics and AI for Sustainability & Resilience: Disaster response and environmental monitoring
Who Should Attend?
Who Should Attend?
Researchers and academics in robotics and AI
Industry professionals and innovators
Government and NGO representatives
Postgraduate and research students
Anyone interested in the future of robotics and AI in real-world applications, in the region and globally
Organisers
Organisers
Professor Dikai Liu, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Professor Bibhya Sharma, University of the South Pacific (USP)
Professor Maurice Pagnucco, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Associate Professor Yang Song, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
(Additional organisers and contributors to be announced)
Workshop Program
Workshop Program
Date: 2 December 2025, 10am-2pm (Sydney time)
Hybrid Event | Sydney (Australia) and Suva (Fiji)
Registration Link: To be provided.
10-10:15am – Welcome and Opening
10:15-10:30am – Prof Dikai Liu (UTS): infrastructure robotics
10:30-10:45am – Resul Dagdanov (UTS): Towards Human-Robot Collaboration Through Trust
10:45-11am – Prof Maurice Pagnucco (UNSW): cognitive robotics
11-11:15am – Dr Avinesh Prasad (USP): An Optimization-Based Approach for Finding Waypoints for Robot Navigation: Addressing the Local Minima Problem in the Artificial Potential Field Method
11:15-11:30am – Dr Sandeep Kumar (USP)
11:30-11:45pm - Ronal Chand (FNU): Robotics for Sustainable Mobility: Autonomous Segway Navigation in Smart City Environments
11:45-12pm – Ravinesh Chand (FNU): Mobile Robots Applications in Smart Cities with Future Directions
12-12:30pm – Lunch break
12:30-12:45pm – A/Prof Chao Chen (Monash): Monash Apple Picking Robot with Adaptivity and Precision
12:45-1pm – A/Prof Mitchell Harley (UNSW): AI for Coastal Monitoring, Early Warning and Beach Safety
1-1:15pm - Khalid Rafique (USYD): Field Robotics for Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Opportunities for Australia–Pacific Collaboration
1:15-1:25am – Vivek Shiuram (USP): Overcoming Local Minima in Lyapunov-Based Control Scheme through the use of RRT constructed Landmarks
1:25-1:35pm - Rishi Raj Autar (USP): Switched acceleration controllers for homing of mobile robots
1:35-1:45pm - Prithvi Narayan (USP)
1:45-2pm – Discussion and closing
Questions?
Questions?
Contact: Dr Avinesh Prasad (avinesh.prasad@usp.ac.fj); Associate Professor Yang Song (yang.song1@unsw.edu.au); Professor Dikai Liu (dikai.liu@uts.edu.au)
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