Innovating the Future of Robotics & AI
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Call for Abstracts
Deadline for submission is September 10, 2024 (Closed)
Call for Workshops and Tutorials
Deadline for submission is September 1, 2024 (Closed)
Call for Competitions
Deadline for submission is September 1, 2024 (Closed)
Call for Tours and Demos
Deadline for submission is September 1, 2024 (Closed)
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Alberta RISE 2024
Alberta RISE aims to unite the robotics and AI communities, fostering interdisciplinary research and collaboration. Join us to explore advancements in automation, mobility and logistics, human-centered robotics, healthcare robotics, and more, driving innovation for a better future for Alberta.
Alberta, home to a robust robotics community and an exceptional artificial intelligence and machine learning community is hosting an interdisciplinary annual event that brings these two communities together. Recognizing the inherent fusion of robotics and machine learning, we are initiating an annual conference aimed at synergizing intelligent algorithms and robotic systems. With a primary focus on students and researchers while encouraging the participation of local industry, this event has the potential to become a cornerstone for fostering vibrant research collaborations within the landscape of robotics and AI in Alberta.
Scope: Foundations Plus All Application Areas of Robotics
The diverse realms of research in robotics are generally organized into five overarching clusters, each representing a distinct focus in the field (see figure below). The automation cluster encompasses research areas such as agricultural robotics and food-industry automation, automation for flexible and digital manufacturing, and collaborative human-centred automation. The mobility and logistics cluster includes investigations into aerial robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous ground vehicles, and intelligent transportation systems. The human-centred and life-like robotics cluster delves into domains such as bio-inspired robotics, human movement understanding, human-robot interaction and coordination, and wearable robotics. The health and medical robotics cluster involves research in automation in health care management, cognitive robotics and neuro-robotics, rehabilitation robotics, and surgical and therapeutic robotics, to name a few. The robotics foundation cluster covers fundamental aspects like robot ethics, robot motion planning and control, robot vision, and robot learning, laying the groundwork for the broader landscape of robotics research.
The conference scope will not be limited to research in engineering, science, and medical fields. Developing responsible, ethical and sustainable robots that improve human life requires an interdisciplinary collaboration between researchers in science, engineering, medical sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. The impact of technological advancements in intelligent robotics and autonomous systems on humanity and society is profound. The conference welcomes the engagement of social scientists and humanities students and scholars who research the moral and societal challenges associated with the widespread deployment of robotic systems and the ways to address them.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Facility, Second Floor.
Faculty of Engineering
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2V4, Canada