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Sensors and Data in Robotics

Monday, 11 December 2017, 9.15am to 6.00pm
Location: Aurora Innovation Centre at British Antarctic Survey, CB3 0ET

Local Organising Committee:

Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley FRSB (British Antarctic Survey)

Dr Oliver Hadeler (CamBridgeSense)

Mr Michael Simmons (Cambridge Big Data)

 

Aims for the day:

Cambridge Big Data and CamBridgeSense Strategic Research Initiatives, and the British Antarctic Survey, are holding a networking day to consider the current state-of-the art in the interlinking fields of robotics, sensors and big data, the challenges for the future, and to spark potential collaborations by bringing together people with a range of interests and expertise.

CamBridgeSense and Cambridge Big Data are networks linking hundreds of academics across the University of Cambridge and beyond, as well as companies, to facilitate potential research collaborations. The new Aurora Innovation Centre at British Antarctic Survey has a focus on technologies for extreme environments with a keen interest in robotics, autonomous devices and big data.

The day will include presentations from industry, showcasing Innovate UK projects in these fields; an overview of the new robotics hubs and their visions; industry and academic keynotes setting the scene of current capabilities; at the end of the day a keynote speaker articulating the challenges for the future.

We expect this event to be oversubscribed and so ask applicants to tell us in one or two sentences how they would benefit from attending.

 

Draft Programme Schedule:

Time  

 

Session             

 

Presenter

 

Title

09:00  

Registration & Arrival Tea and Coffee            

   

 

09:30     Welcome and Introduction   Dr Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley(BAS)Mr Michael Simmons(CBD)Dr Oliver Hadeler(CambridgeSense)    
           

 

09:40   Keynote 1   Professor Arthur Richards(Bristol Robotics Lab)  

Robotics, Autonomy, Sensors and Data

           

 

10:10   Academic Talk 1   Dr Amanda Prorok (Computer Laboratory)  

When Robots Hit the Road: New Challenges in Multi-Vehicle Coordination

           

 

10:30   Academic Talk 2   Dr Fumiya Iida (Department of Engineering)  

Biologically Inspired Soft Robotics: Challenges and Perspectives

           

 

10:50   Morning Tea and Coffee
   

 

11:15   Introduction to EPSRC RAI Hubs  

Dr Lucy Martin (EPSRC)

   
11:20   EPSRC Hub 1   Professor David Lane (Heroit-Watt)   Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (ORCA)
           

 

11:40   EPSRC Hub 2   Professor Barry Lennox(University of Manchester)   Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear (RAIN)
           

 

12:00   EPSRC Hub 3   Professor Rustam Stolkin(University of Birmingham)   National Centre for Nuclear Robotics
           

 

12:20   EPSRC Hub 4   Professor Michael Fisher(University of Liverpool)   Future AI and Robotics for SPACE (FAIR-SPACE)
           

 

12:40   Lunch and Networking
   

 

13:40   Keynote 2   Dr Richard Dudley (NPL)  

Sensor Deployment and Monitoring in Challenging and Remote Locations

         

 

 
14:00   Academic Talk 3   Dr Toby Waine (Cranfield)   Automation in Agriculture
           

 

14:15   Overview - NERC-funded Marine sensors projects   Dr Paul Wilkinson (National Oceanography Centre)   Marine Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor
development at the National Oceanography Centre
           

 

14:35       Mr Mike Rose (BAS)   Autonomous data collection in Polar Regions
           

 

14:50   Afternoon Tea and Coffee
   

 

15:20   Innovation UK Projects Slots   Mr Nikos Pronios (Innovate UK)   Robotics & Artificial Intelligence programme
           

 

15:25       Dr Peter Baldwin (Myrtle Software)   Efficient Deep Learning
           

 

15:40      

Mr Mike Poole (AutoNaut);Mr Phil Johnston (Seiche Ltd)

  AutoNaut for extreme Environments &

Smart Visual Imaging from a USV

       

 

   
16:00       Dr Tom Hiller (Thurn Group)  

The Challenges of Commercial Ice Hazard Analysis Using Under-Ice Robots

           

 

16:15       Dr David Pearce (Cefas)   Cefas’ use of a Wave Glider to complement data collected by more traditional methods
           

 

16:30   Closing Remarks   Professor David Lane (Heriot-Watt)   Highlights of the day; challenges for the community; next steps
           

 

17:00   Wine Reception and Networking

 

Registration for this event is now closed.

Sponsors

Cambridge Big Data
British Antarctic Survey