Seminar: Mohammadreza Chamanbaz, 3rd Sept, 1p
When: Thurs 3rd of Sept, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Mohammadreza Chamanbaz Title: Distributed robust optimization: A randomized approach Abstract: A wide class of interconnected systems ranging from power grid, chemical refinery plant, and water distribution system to wireless sensor network, and swarm robotics fall in the category …
Congratulations to John Gardenier who has satisfied the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
John Gardenier has successfully completed his PhD thesis, entitled “How Now Lame Cow: Automatic Lameness Assessment for Dairy Cattle with 3D Sensors”. The work was supervised by Dr Mitch Bryson, James Underwood, Dr Mehala Balamurali and Dr Cameron Clark. Congratulations John! Abstract: Lameness in dairy cattle is a prevalent health issue impacting animal welfare and …
Seminar: Ross Mead, Founder and CEO of Semio, Aug 27th, 1p AEST
When: Thurs 27th of Aug, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Dr Ross Mead, Founder and CEO of Semio Title: Bringing Robots To Life Abstract: The robotics ecosystem is evolving, as technological advances have paved the way for the coming robotics revolution. Soon, robots will be part of our …
Seminar: Winter Research Wrapup, 19th Aug, 3p
When: Weds 19th of Aug, 3p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. What: Our winter research students will each give a 5-minute overview of their projects, followed by a Q&A session.
Seminar: Jennifer Wakulicz, 6th Aug, 1p
When: Thurs 6th of Aug, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Jennifer Wakulicz Title: Estimating unmodelled motion dynamics for robust crop flower thinning Abstract: Flower thinning is an important practise in orchard management, allowing farmers to pre-determine fruit setting and quality come harvest. Automation of this task requires accurate …
Seminar: Dr Katie Silversides, 30th Jul, 1p
When: Thurs 30th of Jul, 1p AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Dr Katie Silversides Title: Boundary identification in iron ore using Measure While Drilling data Abstract: The modelling and mining of stratigraphic ore deposits requires detailed knowledge of the location of geological boundaries. Measure while drilling (MWD) data collected …
Seminar: Tim Barfoot, UToronto, 23rd Jul, 10a
The video for this talk is now available here: https://youtu.be/SjfWvmwMgDU When: Thurs 23rd of Jul, 10a AEST Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Prof Tim Barfoot, University of Toronto Title: Towards Reliable and Generalizable Robot Navigation Abstract: For the last decade, we have been working on sensor-based navigation of mobile robots for …
Congratulations Wei Zhou on successful PhD defense!
Wei Zhou has successfully defended her PhD thesis, entitled “Analysing the Robustness of Semantic Segmentation for Autonomous Vehicles”. Congratulations Wei!
Seminar: Cosimo Della Santina, TU Delft/DLR, 9th Jul, 5p
The video for this talk is now available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wisxxRRBCyk When: Thurs 9th of Jul, 5p Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Asst Prof Cosimo Della Santina Title: A model based view to the Grand Challenge of building an artificial brain for Soft Robots Abstract: Taking inspiration from the animal body, researchers …
Seminar: Bowen Yi, 2nd Jul, 1p
When: Thurs 2nd of Jul, 1p Where: This seminar will be presented online, RSVP here. Speaker: Bowen Yi Title: Path Following of Underactuated Mechanical Systems via Energy Shaping Abstract: In this talk, we aim to provide a new problem formulation of path following for mechanical systems without time parameterization nor guidance laws, namely, we express …