MORNING MASTERCLASS & BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
MASTERCLASS I (BS1-1-1): Soft Robotics and Biorobots with CECILIA LASCHI
| David Hardman | Multimodal Information Structuring in Soft Sensorized Skins |
| Maria Pozzi | Is the future of robotic manipulation soft? |
| Ryman Hashem | Biomimicry of the Gastrointestinal Tract Using Soft Robotics |
| Maximilian Stölzle | Safe yet Effective Soft Robots via Co-Design |
MORNING BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
BREAK-OUT SESSION 1 (BS 1-1-2)
| CHAIR: Perla Maiolino | Co-chair: Jerry Xu |
| Prof Dr Pal Pandian P | Drones / UAV |
| Patrick Govoni | Visuospatial navigation from the bottom-up |
| Yiyuan Zhang | A pioneering bionic swimming platform utilizing physical and mechanical intelligence to simplify and advance future octopus-inspired biorobotics research |
| Likun Zhang | <Title needed > |
BREAK-OUT SESSION 2 (BS 1-1-3)
| CHAIR: Nana Obayashi | Co-Chair: Arsen Abdulali |
| Muhammad Razin Roslan | Opimization of the design of soft robots with deep reinforcement learning |
| Saitarun Nadipineni | Human Emotion-Mediated Soft Robotic Arts: Exploring the Intersection of Human Emotions, Soft Robotics and Arts |
| Jieji Ren | Modualr Camera-based tactile Sensor |
| MennaAlah Mahmoud | Yeast driven and bioimpedance sensitive biohybird soft robots |
BREAK-OUT SESSION 3 (BS 1-1-4)
| CHAIR: Kai-Fung Chu | Co-chair: Fan Ye |
| Zuhayr | AI Multimodal Pain Detection |
| Matevz Zorec | Recent developments with the open social robot study companion (RSC) research platform |
| Krishnan Chandran | <Title needed > |
| Magdalena Yordanova | Guided Continuous Sensorimotor Learning in Humanoid Robots through Human-in-the-loop Reinforcement Learning |
AFTERNOON MASTERCLASS & BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
MASTERCLASS II (BS1-2-1): Evolutionary Computation and AI with JOSH BONGARD
| Yue Xie | Co-evolving bodies and brains-is that enough for evolutionary robotics? |
| Zhongkai Li | Quantitative Analysis of Facial Expression Recognition |
| Devi Mani | Research gaps and challenges in historical handwritten text recognition using AI. |
AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
BREAK-OUT SESSION 1 (BS 1-2-2)
| CHAIR: Thilina Lalitharatne | Co-chair: Elijah Almanzor |
| Rana Faryad Ali | Enabling next-gen miniaturized robots through a synergy between light types and light responsive materials |
| Chenhao Hong | EEG-Based Brainwave Control: Exploring SSVEP and Alpha Wave Applications |
| Olga Fellus | Using the 4Es framework in an elementary math ed course |
| Deniz Kerimoglu | Modeling growth and anchoring of plant root-inspired structures in dry granular media |
| Bradly Alicea | Phylogenetic Models of Embodied Agents |
| Marta Zheplinska | Synthesis of User Interfaces with Categorical Methods |
| Piotr Skrzypczynski | From Pixels to Probability: Integrating Spatial Uncertainty in AI Vision |
| Anthony Siming Chen | <Title needed > |
BREAK-OUT SESSION 2 (BS 1-2-3)
| CHAIR: Arsen Abdulali | Co-chair: Yi Zhang |
| Barry Mulvey | Visual and Proprioceptive Multimodal Perception for Active Manipulation by a Shape-Changing Mobile Robot |
| Haasya Godavarthy | How Automations are changing the future in Industry |
| Sergio Picella | From Marionettes to (Autonomous) Robots |
| Yihe Lu | Mapless Visual Navigation by a Braitenberg Vehicle with an Insect-Inspired Neural Network |
| Musab Inamdar | Safety Evaluation of Human Arm Operations Using IMU Sensors with a Spring-Damper-Mass Predictive Model |
| Umme Kawsar Alam | Multi-Tasking Physical Reservoir Computing for Simultaneous Estimation of Contact Force, Joint Angle, and Stiffness in a Soft Robotic Exo-Digit |
| Wesley Clawson | Training Tissue Through Closed Loop Virtual Embodiment |
| Elisa Donati | A Benchmarking Framework for Embodied Neuromorphic Agents |
| Shriansh Chaabra | <Title needed > |
BREAK-OUT SESSION 3 (BS 1-2-4)
| CHAIR: Ryman Hashem | Co-chair: Michael Ishida |
| Mara-Elsa Montoya | Beyond Algorithms: How Entrepreneurial Thinking & DEI-Driven Leadership Shape the Future of AI |
| Eliana Garcia | Optimizing Actuator Efficiency in ODRI’s 2-DOF Robotic Leg: A Systematic Redesign Approach |
| Gonzalez Andres | The design and development of the world’s fastest humanoid robot |
| Narges Khadem Hosseini | Modeling and behaviour analysis of a bio-inspired walking fish robot |
| Nia Touko | Designing intuitive transhumeral prosthetics through revised human machine interfaces |
| Samuel Olatunji | <Title needed > |
| Parvathi Rajeev | <Title needed > |
Embodied Intelligence 