THIRD ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
ROBOTTINGHAM 2024
TUESDAY | 9 / JULY / 2024
HIGHLIGHTING THE LEADING EDGE RESEARCH IN ROBOTICS AND AI @Â
UoN & NTU
SPONSORED BY
ROBOTTINGHAM aims to bring together academics, researchers, and students working in Robotics and AI from across the East Midlands. This will be the third edition of the event, now expanded to strengthen relationships across UoN, NTU, and the wider East Midlands region. We have talks from leading academics at UoN, NTU, and Loughborough universities, along with a networking session and a poster session for PhD students. Guests and attendees from the city, county, as well as beyond the East Midlands region, working on Robotics and AI activities, will be sharing their ideas to build on the East Midlands' leading role in advancing Robotics and AI in strategic applications domains.
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE (final)
08:30 - 09:00
REGISTRATION
People Arriving and Settling In
09:00 - 09:15
INTRODUCTION & WELCOME ADDRESS
Praminda Caleb-Solly and Nikhil Deshpande;
Welcome by Prof. Tony Pridmore, Head of Computer Science, University of Nottingham
09:15 - 09:40
INVITED SPEAKER Talk
Prof. Philip Breedon, NTU
09:40 - 10:05
INVITED SPEAKER Talk
Prof. Steve Benford, UoN
10:05 - 10:30
INVITED SPEAKER Talk
Prof. Eiman Kanjo, NTU
10:30 - 10:55
GUEST SPEAKER Talk - "AI for East Midlands"
Prof. Sergey Saveliev, Loughborough University
10:55 - 11:15
TEA / COFFEE BREAK (& poster viewing)
11:15 - 11:45
KEYNOTE TALK
Dr. Joe Shearring, EPSRC (East Midlands)
11:45 - 12:20
Lightning Talks for Poster presentations
2 mins each; 13 posters
12:20 - 13:20
LUNCH BREAK (& poster viewing)
13:20 - 13:45
GUEST SPEAKER Talk - "Responsible AI UK"
Prof. Elvira Perez Vallejos, UoN
13:45 - 14:10
INVITED SPEAKER Talk
Prof. Praminda Caleb-Solly, UoN
14:10 - 15:10
Visit to the CHART LAB for Demonstrations
15:10 - 15:30
TEA / COFFEE BREAK
15:30 - 16:45
FACILITATED GROUP DISCUSSIONÂ
Specific Themes around "Robotics and AI @ UoN, NTU, and East Midlands"
16:45 - 17:00
CONCLUSION and POSTER AWARDS
ORGANISERS @ UoN
Associate Professor in Robotics and AI
Professor of Embodied Intelligence
Assistant Professor
Research Fellow
Project Manager
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