Seminars relevant to Informatics

[Andrew Macnaughtan <andrew.macnaughtan AT ed.ac.uk>]

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ORGANIZER;CN=Andrew Macnaughtan:mailto:andrew.macnaughtan AT ed.ac.uk
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DESCRIPTION;LANGUAGE=en-GB:Good afternoon\,\n\nAn IPAB visitor seminar will
  be taking place on Thursday 22nd October at 14:30hrs in room MF2\nProf. S
 han Luo (King’s College London) will be speaking.\n\nTitle: Robot Visuo-
 Tactile Intelligence\n\nAbstract: This talk explores the important role of
  visuo-tactile intelligence in shaping robot embodiment\, enabling their i
 nteractions with the physical world. By integrating visual and tactile sen
 sory modalities\, robots attain a deeper understanding of their surroundin
 gs\, facilitating perception for agile grasping and manipulation. Drawing 
 upon recent advancements in tactile sensor development including GelTip\, 
 TouchRoller and RoTipBot\, multimodal integration\, and simulation techniq
 ues\, I will delve into the foundations of visuo-tactile learning and its 
 implications for robotics. Through case studies and experimental insights\
 , I will share how this paradigm shift in robotic perception enhances adap
 tability\, dexterity\, and autonomy.\n\nBio: Prof. Shan Luo is a Full Prof
 essor in Robotics and AI at King’s College London\, where he leads the R
 obot Perception Lab and directs research on tactile sensing\, multimodal p
 erception\, and robot dexterity. He obtained his PhD in Robotics from King
 ’s College London in 2016 and was a visiting researcher at the Massachus
 etts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science and Artificial Intelli
 gence Laboratory (CSAIL). Following his PhD\, he held research positions a
 t the University of Leeds and Harvard University\, joined the University o
 f Liverpool as a Lecturer in 2018\, before returning to King’s College L
 ondon in 2021. He has published over 100 papers in leading journals and co
 nferences\, including Nature Communications\, IEEE Transactions on Robotic
 s (T-RO)\, ICRA\, IROS\, RSS\, ICML\, CVPR\, and ECCV. He is currently an 
 Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Robotics and a Senior Area Chair
  for RSS 2027. He has also served in editorial roles for major robotics co
 nferences including ICRA\, IROS\, CoRL and AAAI. He led the highly success
 ful T-RO Special Collection on Tactile Robotics\, which attracted a record
  breaking number of submissions. He has secured significant research fundi
 ng from major UK and international agencies and industry partners\, includ
 ing EPSRC\, AHRC\, Innovate UK\, the Royal Society\, and Unilever\, with o
 ver £4.4 million as Principal Investigator and more than £13 million as 
 Co-Investigator. Prof. Luo is an EPSRC Open Fellow\, a Turing Open Source 
 AI Fellow\, and a Hi! Paris Visiting Chair. Prof. Luo’s accolades also i
 nclude the EPSRC New Investigator Award\, UK-RAS Early Career Award\, and 
 Faculty Learning & Teaching and Student Experience Award.\n\nKind regards\
 ,\n\nAndrew\n\n\n_________________________________________________________
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SUMMARY;LANGUAGE=en-GB:IPAB Visitor Seminar - Thursday 22nd October 14:30\,
  Room MF2\, Speaker: Prof Shan Luo
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