Programme
Friday, 14 July 2023 – Please register for the last few places remaining!
| TIME | SESSION | ||
| 09:30-10:00 | ARRIVAL | COFFEE & REGISTRATION | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | Welcome & Introductions + Launch of the UK-RAS Network Impact Report 2015-2023 Room: Cabot Lecture Theatre Chair: Robert Richardson (Chairman, EPSRC UK-RAS Network) – Robert Richardson (Chairman, EPSRC UK-RAS Network) – Barry Lennox (University of Manchester) – John Oyekan & Marise Galvez Trigo (Co-chairs of the UK-RAS Early Career Forum) – WiR (Women in Robotics) | ||
| 10:30-11:20 | Keynote: “Forging Futures: Using Fictional World-building to Align Technological Innovation with Societal Aspiration.” Room: Cabot Lecture Theatre Chair: John Oyekan (Co-chair of the UK-RAS Early Career Forum) – Stephen Oram (Near-future science fiction author) | ||
| 11:20-11:35 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 11:35-13:15 | Panel Discussion “The Robolution: What Lies Ahead for Robotics?” Room: Cabot Lecture Theatre Chair: Claire Asher (Robot Talk host & UK-RAS Public Engagement) – Sabine Hauert (University of Bristol) – Eirini Kokkali (EPSRC) – Liza Konstantinova (Ocado Technology) – Anahita Laverack (Oshen) – Stephen Oram (Near-future science fiction author) | ||
| 13:15-15:00 | LUNCH | EXHIBITION |DEMOS | POSTERS | TOURS OF BRISTOL ROBOTICS LABORATORY LUNCH (Restaurant): 13:15-15:00 EXHIBITION & DEMOS (See Floor Plan): 13:15-15:00 POSTERS (Atrium): 13:30-14:15 TOURS of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (Meeting point: Outside EP1 entrance) – Tour Group 1: 13:30-14:15 – Tour Group 2: 14:15-15:00 | ||
| 15:00-15:25 | White Papers Room: Cabot Lecture Theatre Chair: Robert Richardson (Chairman, EPSRC UK-RAS Network) Security and Privacy in Assistive Robotics: Cybersecurity Challenges for Healthcare – Jims Marchang (Sheffield Hallam University) Interoperability in Robotics and Autonomous Systems Proving Grounds – Sina Sareh (Royal College of Art) | ||
| 15:25-16:15 | Future Perspectives | ||
| Parallel Session 1: Future of Robot Applications | Parallel Session 2: Future of Robot Brains | Parallel Session 3: Future of Robot Bodies | |
| Room: 090 | Room: 007 | Room: 014 | |
| Chairs: Xin Dong & Yongjing Wang | Chairs: Efi Psomopoulou & Marise G. Trigo | Chairs: John Oyekan & Wei Pan | |
| James Kell (Jacobs) | Jihong Zhu (University of York) | Ketao Zhang (Queen Mary) | |
| Andy Norton (Rolls Royce) | Rafael Papallas (University of Leeds) | Hemma Philamore (University of Bristol) | |
| Azmat Hossain (Extend Robotics) | Juan Hernandez Vega (Cardiff University) | Amir Hajiyavand (University of Birmingham) | |
| 16:15-16:45 | Fireside Chat: Isabelle Ormerod (Women in Robotics) in conversation with Science Fiction writer, Justina Robson Room: Cabot Lecture Theatre | ||
| 16:45-17:00 | Closing Remarks | Network Awards Announcement Room: Cabot Lecture Theatre Chair: Robert Richardson (Chairman, EPSRC UK-RAS Network) | ||
| 17:00-18:00 | NETWORKING RECEPTION Please join us in the Atrium for drinks and canapés! | ||