This conference is a FREE event brings together a wide range of speakers to discuss the many challenges and opportunities in Embodied Intelligence research! It has been held online via ZOOM for the last 4 years and this year will be no different.
The conference registration will be closed on Friday 28 March and final confirmation emails will be sent to all conference delegates on Monday 31 March. However, just in case that some delegates may miss final conference instructions, we decided to publish those on the conference web-site as well. A conference ZOOM link is the same for all 3 days and it will be activated on Wed 2 April at 8:30am BST.
In order to join the conference please just either click on the link or picture with ZOOM logo.
For further information please find the conference guides below.
GENERAL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES: What to expect
As soon as conference registration is closed on Fri 28 March, the conference organising committee will make the final conference preparations and will start distributing a conference Zoom link to the emails addresses provided in the registration form. The conference Zoom will be open from 8:30am (BST) on Wednesday 2 April 2025 and general conference public is expected to join the conference each day just before the conference start at 9 am (BST).
In order to avoid problems with joining the conference on ZOOM, please make sure that your ZOOM application is up-to-date. ZOOM also can be joined on browser. Please note that ZOOM may have some problems when run on Ipads and computers with either than MAC and Windows operation systems.
When join the conference on Zoom please keep your cameras and microphones off, but at the conference we would love people to switch their cameras on. It is very helpful to presenters to see attentive faces!
Please keep your microphones off during main sessions to avoid any interruptions.
Just before each break-out session the conference support team will assign sessions’ chairs/co-chairs and presenters to appropriate break-out rooms and ask the rest of the public to join a break-out room of their choice independently. If one is unable to join please ask for help in the conference general chat area by letting the support know what room number you would like to join.
OTHER IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS AND FILES
| Zoom Background with Conference Logo in dark blue |
| Zoom Background with Conference Logo in grey |
| Conference presentation Template |
HOW TO READ BREAK-OUT ROOM NUMBERS
INVITED SPEAKERS: What to expect
We would like our invited speakers to join the conference Zoom at least 10 minutes before their talks. At that point they will be spotlighted and given co-host rights as this will allow them to share their presentation screens with the rest of the conference attendees.
In order to avoid problems with joining the conference on ZOOM, please make sure that your ZOOM software is up-to-date. ZOOM also can be joined on browser. Please note that ZOOM may have some problems when run on IPADs and computers with either than MAC and Windows operation systems.
Detailed overviews for EACH DAY TALKS can be found below:
Day 1 Recordings (detailed overview) or as YouTube Play list: EI’25 CONFERENCE DAY 1
Day 2 Recordings (detailed overview) or as YouTube Play list: EI’25 CONFERENCE DAY 2
Day 3 Recordings (detailed overview) or as YouTube Play list: EI’25 CONFERENCE DAY 3
MASTERCLASSES: What to expect
Masterclasses are a newly introduced feature at the EI conference, designed to facilitate focused group discussions with experts, offering participants an opportunity to engage deeply and learn from leaders in the field. There are 5 masterclasses this year:
| DAY 1: 2 April 2025 | TIME (BST) | THEME |
| MASTERCLASS I: Prof. Cecilia Laschi | 12:00 – 13:00 | Soft Robotics and Biorobotics |
| MASTERCLASS II: Prof. Josh Bongard | 17:00 – 18:30 | Nonlinear Dynamics and Reservoir Computing |
| DAY 2: 3 April 2025 | TIME (BST) | THEME |
| MASTERCLASS III: Prof. Kohei Nakajima | 12:00 – 13:00 | Evolutionary Computation and AI |
| MASTERCLASS IV: Dr. Josie Hughes | 17:00 – 18:30 | How to conduct EI research |
| DAY 3: 4 April 2025 | TIME (BST) | THEME |
| MASTERCLASS V: Prof. Fumiya Iida | 12:15 – 13:45 | Embodied Intelligence |
Selected talks have been assigned to each masterclass based on participants’ interests and topic relevance. Each talk should be a 10-minute presentation, followed by a discussion with the masterclass host. There will be 3–6 talks per session, with the remaining time dedicated to discussions between the audience and the chair on the masterclass theme.
Masterclass presenters are expected to make a talk about their research and then will be able to discuss all the elements of their work with a MASTERCLASS chair.
Other conference attendees are free to join Masterclass break-out rooms and listen to the presentations. They should be able to ask questions at the masterclass lead discussions.
Detailed overviews for each day MASTERCLASSES can be found below.
Day 1 Masterclasses & Break-Out Sessions: 02 April 2025
Day 2 Masterclasses & Break-Out Sessions: 03 April 2025
Day 3 Masterclasses & Break-Out Sessions: 04 April 2025
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS PRESENTATIONS: What to expect
Break-out talks are organised as brief discussions on a range of EI research topics. We would suggest that each talk should last no more than 7 minutes, followed by a short Q&A (3 min). In total, Break-out sessions last 1 hour at noon and 1.5 hours in the afternoon.
At the end of the session, speakers, participants, and the session chair/co-chair will have an opportunity to discuss key research topics identified under each theme.
The conference attendees are encouraged to join as many break-out sessions as possible as it will allow them to join many different conference discussions and voice their opinions on as many Embodied Intelligence topics as possible.
Detailed overviews for each day BREAK-OUT ROOMS can be found below.
Day 1 Masterclasses & Break-Out Sessions: 02 April 2025
Day 2 Masterclasses & Break-Out Sessions: 03 April 2025
Day 3 Masterclasses & Break-Out Sessions: 04 April 2025
Embodied Intelligence 
