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Robotics (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

The Future of Robotics: Possibilities for Transforming Healthcare

August 13 - 14, 2022
Chairs Debora Zrinscak and Christopher Dambrosia
Four Points Sheraton / Holiday Inn Express
1050 Schooner Drive
Ventura, CA, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminars provide a unique opportunity for young researchers in all disciplines, from all over the world, to meet and discuss novel developments in rapidly changing scientific and engineering fields. This seminar will be the first Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) dedicated to robotics and will highlight the potential impact of cutting-edge robotics research on medicine and healthcare.

Our aim is to bring together innovative, interdisciplinary thinkers in to share ideas about the most pressing and meaningful problems that robotics researchers will need to overcome in the next decade in order to transform our approach to human health. Building a network of young roboticists who are fluent in cross-cutting research themes will create a foundation for advancing the field of robotics far into the future with profound implications for medical care.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Robotics" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Patient Safety, Learning Algorithms, and the Road to Autonomy
Discussion Leader: Michael Brockdorff (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Animesh Garg (University of Toronto, Canada)
"Patient Safety, Learning Algorithms, and the Road to Autonomy"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Autonomy and Safety for Medical Robotics
Discussion Leader: Yash Chitalia (University of Louisville, United States)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Alexis Block (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany)
"Emotional Support Robots: Designing the Interactive Hug Experience"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm
Margaret Eva Mungai (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States)
"Risk Tolerant Controls for Assistive Bipedal Robots"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm
De'Aira Bryant (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
"Emotion Detection for Personalized Rehabilitation Robotics"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Design and Control of Medical Robotics
Discussion Leader: Abu Bakar Dawood (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Yash Chitalia (University of Louisville, United States)
"Mechanical Modelling of Tendon-driven Robotic Catheters"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Giovanni Pittiglio (Boston Children's Hospital - Harvard Medical School, United States)
"Magnetics in Robotic Catheterization: Design, Sensing and Control"
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Ellen Roels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Belgium)
"Embedded Sensors for Self-Healing Soft Robots"
10:50 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Obstacles to Progress in Healthcare Robotics
Discussion Leader: Krithika Swaminathan (Harvard University, United States)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Obstacles to Progress in Healthcare Robotics
  • Alexis Block (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany)
  • Margaret Eva Mungai (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, United States)
  • De'Aira Bryant (Georgia Institute of Technology, United States)
  • Yash Chitalia (University of Louisville, United States)
  • Giovanni Pittiglio (Boston Children's Hospital - Harvard Medical School, United States)
  • Ellen Roels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Belgium)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

Gordon Research Seminars
Scuola Superiore Sant

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