Program Agenda

Early Registration / Check-in
& Informal Networking Reception (Light Refreshments)

Speakers' Presentation Tech Tests 

Breakfast and Registration

Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Program Chairs: Nora Ayanian (Brown), Dylan Shell (TAMU)

NSF Program Directors: Juan Wachs, Jordan Berg 

Keynote: Holly Yanco (University of Massachusetts Lowell; Computing Community Consortium - CCC)

Topic: CCC's Mid-Cycle Robotics Roadmap Report Update

BREAK

PI Long Talks Session

1. Robotics Solutions Through Scalable Synthesis - Lydia Kavraki (Rice University)

2. Robotic Learning with Large Datasets - Sergey Levine (UC Berkeley)

3. Adaptive Actuation and Control for Bioinspired and Biohybrid Robots - Victoria A. Webster-Wood (Carnegie Mellon University)

4. Leveraging Mechanical Instabilities for High-Performance Soft Robots - Jie Yin (North Carolina State University)

Increasing Diversity and Participation in Robotics Research

Topic: Robots Have Feelings Too: A Discussion About Technology Reflecting the Communities They Serve (and Biases They Still Hold)

Moderator: 
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi (NSF)

Speakers:
Racheida Lewis (University of Georgia)
Sreyoshi Bhaduri (ThatStatsGirl)

LUNCH (General)

Minute Meetings Networking Lunch (by invitation)

Concurrent Workshops

1. Aspiring Robotics Principal Investigators (Invitation Only)

2.  Fundamental Challenges in Robotics - Computing Community Consortium (CCC) Kick-off to 2024 Robotics Roadmap

3. Disability, Accessibility, and Assistive Applications in Robotics Research

4. Learning for Task and Motion Planning

5. “Hacking the Metaphor”: An Approach to Ethical Technology Exploration

6. Mobilizing a Consortium for Autonomous Robotic Platforms to Strengthen Wild-Fire Ecosystem Resiliency

1. Potomac Rooms I & II

2. Regency Ballroom (BR Level)

3. Washington A

4. Washington B

5. Potomac Rooms III & IV

Poster/Demonstration/Networking Reception
(odd-numbered posters presented)

Independence A & B (Level E) 

DINNER (on your own):  Afterwards ad hoc late-night roving

Breakfast & Registration

Sponsor Remarks: Susan Margulies (AD/ENG/NSF)

Regency Ballroom (Ballroom Level)

Keynote: Brenna D. Argall (Northwestern)

Topic: Mobility and Manipulation Independence with Interface-Aware Robotic Intelligence

Regency Ballroom (Ballroom Level)

Poster/Demonstration/Networking Reception
(even-numbered posters presented)

Independence A & B (Level E) 

Panel Session: Agency Perspectives (Federal Robotics S&T)

Moderators: Holly Yanco (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Jordan Berg (NSF)

Panelists: Moria Fisher Bittmann (NIH), Donald Sofge (Navy), Steven Thomson (USDA), Juan Wachs (NSF)

Regency Ballroom (Ballroom Level)

LUNCH

Spaghetti-Gumdrop Challenge: Compete to see who can score the highest points with an engineerd structure made of spaghetti and gumdrops. Win prizes with no tangible value and a year's worth of bragging rights! Join this activity to meet others, learn about the structural strengh of spaghetti, bring in your lunch, and have fun!  

Organizers: Mark Yim and Andrew Bae (University of Pennsylvania)

Regency Ballroom Foyer (Ballroom Level)

&

Regency Ballroom (Ballroom Level)

Concurrent Workshops

1. Aspiring Robotics Principal Investigators (Invitation Only)

2. "Hacking the Metaphor": An Approach to Ethical Technology Exploration

3. Mobilizing a Consortium for Autnomous Robotic Platforms to Strengthen Wildland-Fire Ecosystem Resiliency

1. Potomac Rooms I & II

2. Regency Ballroom  (Ballroom Level)

3. Potomac Rooms III & IV

NSF Ask me (almost) Anything Session & Concluding Remarks

NSF Program Directors: Jordan Berg, Siddiq Qidwai, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, Juan Wachs, Cang Ye (Moderator)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

PM BREAK - Ice Cream Social 

Workshop Report Backs (ice cream still being served)

Closing Remarks

Program Chairs: Nora Ayanian (Brown), Dylan Shell (TAMU)

NSF Program Directors: Juan Wachs, Jordan Berg

Meeting Adjourned and Networking Reception for anyone who wishes to remain

Regency Ballroom (Ballroom Level)