RAS Events at ICRA 2023
Social Hour hosted by RAS Student Activities Committee (SAC)
Sunday, 28 May, 18:00 - 20:00
Docklands Suite
Crowne Plaza London Docklands
Royal Victoria Dock, Western Gateway, London
https://www.cpdocklands.co.uk/
Join the RAS Student Activities Committee’s Social Hour to meet fellow student attendees, grab a snack and beverage, and make networking easier at the conference. Attending a conference as a student can be overwhelming, particularly if you are without an advisor, lab mates, or colleagues. Attending the SAC Social Hour before the conference starts will give you the opportunity to connect with others, which makes it easier to engage in thoughtful conversations on the future of robotics and automation during the remainder of the conference.
There is NO CHARGE for this event, however space is limited. Please REGISTER in advance.
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Town Hall
Monday, 29 May, 16:00 – 17:30
(Directly AFTER the conclusion of the first day of Workshops/Tutorials and IMMEDIATELY BEFORE the Welcome Reception)
ExCel ICC Theatre
Calling all Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) members, and those interested in learning more about the RAS! We want to connect with YOU at the upcoming RAS Town Hall. RAS leaders will be present to discuss current initiatives and future programs, and to hear your voice on what you think should be the priorities of RAS and our community.
RAS has many new initiatives in the works for our members:
- A significantly expanded member support program to provide travel and registration support to authors and contributors of our flagship conferences
- Expanded in-person and online career fairs and services to connect employers with members seeking careers in robotics and automation
- The launch of a new journal, Robotics and Automation Practice, to engage our growing community of practitioners
- Empowering our Technical Communities (TCs) with greater autonomy and financial support
- Restructuring our conference programs to better respond to the needs of our rapidly growing and evolving community
The second half of the Town Hall will be devoted to a conversation on new educational initiatives and feedback from our community on our current publications and paper review practices:
- Development of online educational content, from certified core curricula to advanced courses
- Improving our review process: reducing review loads, improving technical quality of the reviews, alternative review models
- Our journal-to-conference publication model as well as other publication models
Other topics for discussion are highly welcome; please submit them in advance HERE.
All in-person attendees of the Town Hall will be provided with newly designed RAS T-shirts!
The Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) oversees all activities related to the organisation of IEEE-RAS conferences and IEEE journals on robotics. The RAS Executive and Administrative Committee is composed of world leading scientists who devote some of their free time to keep our community striving.
WIE Luncheon: The Role of Culture in Building Diverse Robotics Teams
Tuesday, 30 May, 13:45 – 15:00
ExCel Room 17 (ICC Capital Suite)
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Join us for an interactive panel discussion and networking. Expert panellists will share insights on the importance of culture in creating more diverse teams. Plus, network with other roboticists and explore potential collaborations. Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to connect with others and drive positive change. Panellists:
The goal for this event is to be more than a luncheon with women. All are encouraged to participate and enjoy the discussion. There is NO CHARGE for this event, however space is limited. Please REGISTER in advance. For questions, please contact: ieee-ras-wie@ieee.org |
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Reviewers Happy Hour hosted by the RAS Young Reviewers Program (YRP)
Tuesday, 30 May, 18:30 - 19:30
ExCel London Room 27 (South Gallery)
- How often do you receive shallow and poorly written reviews for your papers?
- Have you ever doubted the right way to review somebody else's work?
- Do you really know everything about the review process of the conference/journal where you would like to submit your contribution?
If these questions sound familiar to you and you would like to gain deeper knowledge about related topics, join the Young Reviewers Program Reception!
The objective of the Young Reviewers Program is to assist and guide RAS members toward the best practices in peer review of scientific papers. This event is intended to provide the community with information about RAS's review process and suggest the best guidelines for reviewing a scientific paper.
Both Senior Reviewers who believe that we never stop learning and Young Reviewers willing to dive into the world of peer review are welcome to drop by, grab a drink, and join us!
There is NO CHARGE for this event, however space is limited. Please REGISTER in advance. More information about the event may be found here: https://www.iit.it/it/web/hrii/yrp-icra-2023.
RAS Lunch with Leaders (LwL) — for Students and Young Professionals
Wednesday, 31 May, 13:45 - 15:00
ExCel Room 17 (ICC Capital Suite)
As a student or young professional attendee, you will meet and interact with distinguished RAS leaders from academia and industry. The event will feature informal roundtable discussions over lunch, which allows participants to receive career advice, gain insight into the
future, or simply engage in general conversation to get to know pioneers in the field.
Don’t miss out on this chance to elevate your networking experience and make meaningful
connections with figures in the world of robotics and automation.
There is NO CHARGE for this luncheon, however space is limited. Please REGISTER in advance.
RA Society Awards Ceremony and ICRA 2023 Awards Ceremony
Thursday, 1st June, 13:45 – 15:00
ICC Auditorium
The Awards Ceremony is open to ALL conference attendees. Please come and celebrate with your friends and colleagues.
RAS Technical Committee (TC) Cluster Forums
Automation Cluster Forum
“How can automation contribute to a livable and sustainable society in the future?”
Tuesday, 30 May - 8:30 - 10:40
ExCel Rooms 25/26 (South Gallery)
Chairs
- Birgit Vogel-Heuseur, Technical University of Munich
- Angela Faragasso, University of Tokyo
Speakers
- Paolo Dario, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
- Minwei Zhang, Huawei
- Georg von Wichert, Siemens
- Ken Goldberg, University of California Berkeley
- Maria Pia Fanti, Polytechnic of Bari
- Iain Darby, National Nuclear Laboratory
- Fabiana Fournier, IBM Research
- Nico Peper, SCHUNK
Robotics Foundation Cluster Forum
"Foundational Research in Robotics: Future Challenges and Opportunities"
Tuesday, 30 May - 15:00 - 17:00
ExCel Rooms 25/26 (South Gallery)
Organizers
- Marcelo Ang, National University of Singapore
- Jen Jen Chung, The University of Queensland
- Giuseppe Loianno, New York University
Speakers
- Oussama Khatib, Stanford University
- Wolfram Burgard, University of Technology Nuremberg
Human-centered Life-like Robotics Cluster Forum
“Human-Centered Robotics Forum: Advancing Intelligent, Connected, and Collaborative Robotic Systems for a Post-Pandemic World”
Wednesday, 31 May - 15:00 - 17:00
ExCel Rooms 25/26 (South Gallery)
Organizers
- Cecilia Laschi, National University of Singapore
- Ann Majewicz Fey, The University of Texas at Austin
- Farokh Atashzar, New York University
Speakers
- Ken Goldberg, University of California Berkeley
- Marcia O'Malley, Rice University
Health and Medical Robotics Cluster Forum
“Health and Medical Robotics: Current trends and future challenges”
Thursday, 1 June - 9:00 - 11:00
ExCel Rooms 25/26 (South Gallery)
Organizers
- Samer Mohammed, Université Paris-Est Créteil
- Yasuhisa Hirata, Tohoku University
- Farokh Atashzar, New York University
Speakers
- Kenji Suzuki, University of Tsukuba
- Domenico Prattichizzo, University of Siena
- Katja Mombaur, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Easy Links
Students are future of robotics and automation.
IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Special 40th anniversary celebration of RAS and ICRA
