National Academy of Engineering
2022 Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting
Human-Robot Interaction
Thursday, May 19, 2022 @ Amazon
Human-Robot Interaction
Thursday, May 19, 2022 @ Amazon
Please join us for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, co-organized by Amazon and the University of Washington. The meeting will include a symposium that brings together NAE Members and other researchers and practitioners from the greater Pacific Northwest for an afternoon of technical talks and networking on the topic of Human-Robot Interaction.
When: May 19th, 2022
Where: Amazon Summit Building - 2122 7th Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
Registration: (Please note that this is the information and registration page for members of the NAE. Non-members are warmly encouraged to register for and attend the symposium - please learn more here.) If you plan to attend the event, please register here. Although there is no registration fee, you must register to attend. Lunch, coffee breaks and a reception will be sponsored by Amazon.
Registration deadline: Registration must be received by May 13. However, capacity is limited, and registration will be opened to non-members on April 29. We strongly recommend that members register before that date.
COVID precautions: We expect attendees to be vaccinated and to feel healthy. Masking is strongly encouraged.
Check In: Please check in at reception. Check in will begin at 11:00 am in the reception area. Please allow ample time for check in.
Parking: We recommend taking public transportation. Amazon Summit Building is walking distance from the Westlake Light Rail Station. If you drive, we recommend parking in the building garage. There is one garage entrance accessible from 7th Ave on Blanchard. Please note that free parking is not available.
Out-of-town Guests: Seattle has many downtown hotels. The Kimpton Palladian Hotel and the Westin Seattle are particularly convenient.
11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Lunch and NAE Business Meeting
Ed Lazowska (NAE)
Professor, and Bill & Melinda Gates Chair Emeritus, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Councillor, National Academy of Engineering
Boeing Endowed Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Director, Robotics AI, Amazon
3:40 pm - 4:25 pm: Aggressive, Resilient, High-Speed Navigation in Off-Road Terrain - Recent progress in off-road autonomy.
Associate Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Principal Research Scientist, NVIDIA Seattle Robotics Research Lab
4:25 pm - 5:00 pm: Inventing at Amazon for Physical Stores - The Computer Vision (CV) technologies powering Just Walk Out and Amazon One, and a perspective on the evolution of CV.
Associate Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Endowed Professor, School of Law, University of Washington
Assistant Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Director and Principal Scientist, People + AI Research, Google Research
Affiliate Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and The Information School, University of Washington
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Reception Hosted by Amazon
Co-organized by Ed Lazowska (UW) and Sidd Srinivasa (UW+Amazon), with enormous thanks to Kelly Warren (Amazon)
Prior NAE Pacific Northwest Regional Meetings
March 2003: The Interface Between Engineering and Biology and its Impact on the Human Condition
March 2009: Contemporary Topics in the Energy Field
March 2015: Reverse Engineering the Brain
April 2016: Autonomous Agents: Technology and Policy
April 2022: Human-Robot Interaction