Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration, with Vijay Kumar
New Robohub podcast by long time RAS Volunteer, and IEEE RA Technical Field Award recipient, Vijay Kumar. University of Pennsylvania interview by Lilly Clark In this interview, Lilly interviews Vijay Kumar, Professor and Dean at the University of Pennsylvania. He discusses coordination, cooperation, and collaboration in multi-robot systems. He also explains where he draws inspiration from in his research, and why robotics has yet to meet science fiction. Vijay Kumar Vijay Kumar is the Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering with appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Kumar’s group works on creating autonomous ground and aerial robots, designing bio-inspired algorithms for collective behaviors, and on robot swarms. They have won many best paper awards at conferences, and group alumni are leaders in teaching, research, business and entrepreneurship. Kumar is a fellow of ASME and IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Vijay Kumar has held many administrative positions in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, including director of the GRASP Laboratory, chair of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, and the position of the Deputy Dean. He served as the assistant director of robotics and cyber physical systems at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. https://robohub.org/coordination-cooperation-and-collaboration/
Welcome New IEEE RA Society Chapters!
Congratulations and welcome to the following newly organised RAS Chapters: Regions 1 – 6 USA University of North Texas RAS Student Branch Chapter in the Fort Worth Section Region […]
2020 RAS AdCom Election – Call for Nominations
The IEEE Robotics and Automation Society membership will elect six new members of the Administrative Committee in 2020, each to serve a three-year term beginning 1 January 2021. The AdCom is the governing body of the Society. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADCOM MEMBERS AdCom members must attend two formal meetings each year, one in conjunction with ICRA and the other usually in October/November in conjunction with another major conference. Each AdCom member is expected to serve on at least two boards and/or committees of the Society. ELIGIBILITY Any higher-grade member of the Society is eligible to serve and all higher-grade members plus graduate students may nominate candidates and vote. TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE To nominate a candidate or offer yourself as a candidate, contact the Society at [email protected] by 1 May 2020. PETITION CANDIDATES Candidates may also petition to be on the ballot. All persons who, by the deadline, submit petitions with valid signatures and IEEE member numbers with at least 2% of the year-end voting membership will be placed on the ballot. Only original signatures on paper or electronic signatures submitted through the RAS petition website will be accepted. Faxed or emailed signatures are NOT acceptable. Contact the Society at [email protected] to obtain a paper petition form or to set up an electronic petition.Completed petitions must be received by 1 May 2020 to be placed on the ballot. SELECTION OF FINAL BALLOT The Nominations Committee will consider all nominations and petitions and select the candidates to be placed on the ballot.