SIRIS PhD Course 2020
Note this is for the 2020 edition of the Foundations of Robotics Research.
Course Outline
The goal of the course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to basic knowledge and tools in the broad areas of robotics, and how these tools are pooled together to deliver robotic solutions to crucial real-world problems. The course will also provide an overview of the fundamental challenges and opportunities at the frontiers of robotic research.
Imagine building a robot which has to navigate to some place and solve a problem for us. To complete this task, this robot needs to be able to
- Sense and See surroundings and environments
- Localize and Understand its position and status
- Plan and Control its motion and decisions
- Actuate and Intervene to complete the task.
As roboticists, we also need the operation of the robot to be safe and ethical especially when humans are involved; we need suitable software and materials/architecture that enable the design and deployment; we need the robot to have the ability to learn from experiences and data.
Our course will take on all these fundamental aspects for robotic research.
Schedule
Timeline: 9 June 2020 – 10 July 2020, a span of 5 weeks.
Venue: Live on Zoom. Stay tuned for the link.
Two lectures per week: Tuesday 2pm-4pm, and Friday 10am-12pm.
Tentative Lecture Plan
| No. | Date | Day | Time | Lecturer | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09-06-2020 | Tuesday | 14:00-16:00 | Ian Manchester | The Field of Robotics: Overview |
| 2 | 11-06-2020 | Thursday | 9:00-11:00 | Mitch Bryson | Robotic Vision |
| 3 | 16-06-2020 | Tuesday | 14:00-16:00 | Donald Dansereau | Robotic Imaging |
| 4 | 19-06-2020 | Friday | 10:00-12:00 | Viorela Ila | Localization and Mapping |
| 5 | 23-06-2020 | Tuesday | 14:00-16:00 | Guodong Shi | Robotic Dynamics and Control |
| 6 | 26-06-2020 | Friday | 10:00-12:00 | Tejaswi Digumarti | Machine Learning for Robotics |
| 7 | 30-06-2020 | Tuesday | 14:00-16:00 | Stewart Worrall | Software Design for Autonomous Systems |
| 8 | 03-07-2020 | Friday | 10:00-12:00 | Yi Sun | Soft Robotics |
| 9 | 07-07-2020 | Tuesday | 14:00-16:00 | Naoko Abe | Robotics and Society |
| 10 | 10-07-2020 | Friday | 10:00-12:00 | Stefan Williams | Robotic Solutions for Marine Applications |
Coordinators
Naoko Abe, Tejaswi Digumarti, Guodong Shi, Yi Sun