For Student and Post-Doctoral Researchers

Date: Sunday, May 12, 2024 (Note: one day before ICRA officially begins)
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Queen’s Grand Ballroom, Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu
Fee: There is no charge for this event; however, space is limited. Please register in advance.

Students and postdoctoral researchers attending ICRA 2024 are cordially invited to the IEEE-RAS TAB (Technical Activities Board) x SAC (Student Activities Committee) Dinner, an event that aims to foster community engagement between current/former Technical Committees (TCs) and students and postdoctoral researchers prior to ICRA 2024.

Please Note: Students must be registered for the conference to attend this event. Seating is limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

At this gathering, each TC will be seated at designated tables, which provides a unique opportunity to interact and engage with your preferred TCs. We are confident that this event will greatly enhance your understanding of the TCs and SAC.

Learn more about IEEE RAS Technical Committees here. Learn more about the IEEE RAS Student Activities Committee (SAC) here.

Prof. Dr. Katja Mombaur (*Corresponding Organizer)  

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm or 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ※Bento can be provided from 6:00 pm.
Location: 201-205, Annex 2F, PACIFICO Yokohama
Fee: There is no charge for this event; however, space is limited. Please register in advance.

Program:

Robotics Foundations Cluster (Room:201)

Automation Cluster (Room:202)

Human Centered and Lifelike Robotics Cluster (Room:203)

Robots for Unstructured Environments Cluster (Room:204)

Healthcare and Medical Robotics Cluster (Room:205)

Cluster Forum will provide an opportunity for students, postdoctoral researchers, and anyone who is interested in to hear from distinguished researchers across the breadth of robotics, including plenary talks and panels that cover the relevant topics as well as a view to the future.

 

Date & Time: May 15th, 10:30-12:30

Location: National Convention Hall

Abstract:
The Government Forum is a set of talks where speakers from government agencies from the United States convene to present funding opportunities, success stories, and roadmaps to the attendees of ICRA 2024. These agencies include: National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and National Institute of Standards and Technology. The structure of the session is a series of presentations followed by a panel with discussions on new opportunities for engaging with government agencies to promote robotics research, development, and education. The format of the forum will consist of short lighting talks accompanied with a presentation from each program director, with a Q&A session moderated by the chairs at the end of the round of presentations.

Chairs: Yi Guo, Marcia K. O’Malley

Time table:
10:30-10:35 Welcome and introduction by session chairs
10:35-10:43 Dr. Jordan Berg, National Science Foundation (NSF/CMMI), USA
10:43-10:51 Dr. Juan Wachs, National Science Foundation (NSF/CISE), USA
10:51-10:59 Dr. Anton Netchaev, Department of Defense (DOD/ERDC/DREN), USA
10:59-11:07 Dr. Glen Henshaw, Department of Defense (DOD/NRL), USA
11:07-11:15 Dr. Jonnie Bradley, Department of Energy (DOE/AITO), USA
11:15-11:23 Dr. Craig Schlenoff, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
11:23-10:25 Panel preparation
11:25-11:55 Panel discussion moderated by session chairs
11:55-12:15 Q&A

Organizers:

Corresponding organizer: Katarzyna Pasternak

Date & Time: May 16th, 13:30-18:00

Location: North G1 room

Abstract: Enhancing Service Robots for Future Homes: Insights and Learnings Forum is dedicated to fostering discourse on the research and advancement of service robots geared towards assisting people in their daily lives. This includes the investigation of various contributing domains, spanning from the areas of human-robot interaction and scene understanding to navigation and object manipulation necessary for creating an at-home service robot with humans in the loop. Presently, pressing societal challenges, notably the increasingly aging population, offer a fertile ground for robotic researchers to investigate technological remedies. The constrained availability and expenses associated with elderly care compel a response within the robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) research community on domestic service robots capable of addressing the growing societal demand. This forum seeks to discuss recent technological advancements’ impact on the way service robots are developed for such tasks and bring context of RoboCup competition environment.

URL: https://sites.google.com/view/fma-home-icra24

Chair(s): same as organizers

Timetable:

13:30-13:40 Opening Remarks

14:25-15:00 Panel I – Enhancing Service Robots for Future Homes                                 

15:00-16:00 Break (also time to attend the keynote talk if desired)

16:45-17:20 Panel II – Mapping the Future: Benchmarking Strategies and RoboCup@Home Roadmap for Enhancing Service Robots in Future Homes

17:20-17:30 Closing Remarks