SCHEDULE

FULL DAY (UK Time)

Monday, April 4th, 2022

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:10

Opening Talk: Soft sensing - State of the art and open challenges

by organizers

9:10 - 10:30

Session 1: Morphology and Materials




20 mins for each

(15 mins talks + 5 mins Q&A)

The Spider's web: Tool or Robot?

by Fritz Vollrath

Adaptive Sensing with Online and Offline Tunable-Stiffness

by Thrish Nanayakkara

Embodied Sensing

by Thomas George-Thuruthel

New Materials for 2 & 3D Printing of Soft Sensing

by Shlomo Magdassi

10:30 - 11:00

Panel Discussion

moderated by Van Anh Ho, Lucia Beccai

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:10

Session 2: Poster/Interactive Session

40 mins

Pitch session (3 mins each) of Accepted Posters

60 mins



Phase 1 (30 mins)



Phase 2 (30 mins)

Interactive Session

For onsite participants:

Group I : Physical poster

Group II : Virtual poster

Group I : Virtual poster

Group II : Physical poster

13:10 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:40

Session 3: Processing and Learning






20 mins for each

(15 mins talks + 5 mins Q&A)

Neuroscience of Touch with a Soft Biomimetic Optical Tactile Sensor

by Nathan Lepora

Insect Antennae as Active Tactile Sensors for Near-range Exploration

by Volker Duerr

Neuromorphic Sensing

by Chiara Bartolozzi

Deep Learning Method for Soft Sensing

by Mike Tolley

Human Tactile and Thermal Sensing: Reconciling Differences in Spatial and Temporal Acuity

by Lynette Jones

15:40 - 16:00

Panel Discussion

moderated by Helmut Hauser

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:15

Discussion

17:15 - 17:30

Wrap-up

by organizers