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SUMMARY:BrIAS Conference on Battery Management and Future Technologies
DESCRIPTION:The BrIAS Batteries2025 aims at becoming a recurrent international event for a multidisciplinary scientific community to present and discuss the most recent advancement and future avenues concerning the Dynamic Modelling and Control of Battery Systems (including Battery Management Systems and Energy Management Systems with storage).
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-conference-on-battery-management-and-future-technologies/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Public Forum: Protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructures
DESCRIPTION:The objective of this forum is to raise awareness and foster dialogue among academia\, industry\, operators\, policymakers\, and the public-at-large on the theme of the protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructures (CUIs). The conference will begin with an introduction to CUIs and discussing their vulnerability to covered sabotages\, terroristic actions\, and hybrid warfare. The geopolitical importance of these infrastructure will be highlighted and an historical overview on the most notorious and impactful incidents will be provided. After this introductory part\, experts and operators will explain how this problem is currently approached by governments and by the industry\, what are the tools available today\, and what are the typical prevention and intervention operations carried out. A critical analysis of successes\, pitfalls and lessons learnt from nowadays technologies\, operations\, and policies will be carried out. The forum will then move toward the future. Ongoing research directions and a vision on the future will be presented by researchers (from academia and the industry) and funding agencies. The forum will end discussing what politics and policy making can do to: i) encourage new research actions; and ii) promote the development of a comprehensive framework based on the share of responsibility between civil and military bodies\, as well as public and private entities. \nProgramme\n\n\n\n\n    09:00 – 09:30\n\n\nWelcome and Initial Remarks                                                                                     Prof. Emanuele Garone\, ULBProf. Marius Gilbert\, Vice-Rector for Research\, ULB\n\n\n\n\n09:30 – 11:50\n\n\nSession I: The Problem and the Present (chair: Prof. Emanuele Garone)\n\n\n\n\n09:30 – 09:50\n\n\nCritical Maritime Infrastructures – A Geopolitical issue for the EU and beyondDr. Allison Weston – Senior Coordinator for Maritime Security and Deputy Director in the Security and Defence Policy Directorate\, European External Action Service\, European Commission. \n\n\n\n\n09:50 – 10:10\n\n\nAn analysis of the problem and an historical overview of incidents involving CUIsDr. Tobias Libetrau\, University of Copenhagen.\n\n\n\n\n10:10 – 10:30\n\n\nOperative Experience on CUI protection – The Belgian experience\, some operational experience\, and identified challengesRepresentatitve of the Belgian Navy\n\n\n\n\n10:30 – 10:50\n\n\nCoffee break\n\n\n\n\n10:50 – 11:10\n\n\nThe Italian perspective of underwater dimension for the resilience of critical infrastructureAdm. Francesco Milazzo\, OF6 –  Italian Navy – Commander of the Italian Submarine Fleet\n\n\n\n\n11:10 – 11:30\n\n\nCUIs\, Threats\, and solutions. A vision from the Private Sector John Wrottesley\, Executive Director of the European Subsea Cable Association\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 11:50\n\n\nProtection of CUIs in a changing worldAdm. Marcello Grivelli\, OF6 – Italian Delegation at NATO \n\n\n\n\n11:50 -12:30\n\n\nPANEL SESSION I – CUI Today : Success\, Pitfalls and Lesson Learnt (Moderator : E. Garone)Participants: Dr. Allison Weston\, Dr. Thobias Lievetrau\, Adm. Francesco Milazzo\, Belgian Navy speaker\, John Wrottsley\, Adm. Marcello Grivelli.\n\n\n\n\n12:30 – 13:20\n\n\nLunch\n\n\n\n\n13:20 – 15:10\n\n\nSession II – Research and CUI (Chair Geert DeCubber\, Royal Military Academy)\n\n\n\n\n13:20 – 13:30\n\n\nDefense oriented Research\, Development and Innovation : a strategy that applies on CUIAdm. Baudoin Coppieters de Gibson – OF6 – Director General of the Royal Higher Institute for Defense.\n\n\n\n\n13:30 – 13:50\n\n\nResearch on Protection of CUIs: The potential of using fibre optic distributed acoustic sensing for CUI protection. Prof. Martin Landro\, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.\n\n\n\n\n13:50 – 14:10\n\n\nRobotics and Protection of CUI: on overview on current research trends. Prof. E. Garone\, ULB\n\n\n\n\n14:10 – 14:30\n\n\nRobotics and Protection of CUI: Industrial Research Tanguy Durand\, Naval Group.\n\n\n\n\n14:30 – 14:50\n\n\nHow the European Commission sees R&D on CUI’s protection. Renauld Hock\, European Defence Fund.\n\n\n\n\n14:50 – 15:10\n\n\nBelgium future in CUI’s protection – Mission Driven Defence Innovation Ecosystem for Critical Underwater Infrastructures.Piet Opstaele – CEO Blue Cluster\n\n\n\n\n15:10 – 15:40\n\n\nPanel session II – Going in the right direction? (Chair M. Grivelli)Participants:  Piet Opstaele\, Prof. Martin Landro\, Renauld Hock\, Tanguy Durand\n\n\n\n\n15:40 – 16:00\n\n\nCoffee Break\n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 17:00\n\n\nSession III – Policies for CUI protection \n\n\n\n\n16:00 – 16:20\n\n\nWhich policies for CUI protection? Speaker TBC\n\n\n\n\n16:20 – 16:40\n\n\nCurrent and Future Threats\, what should the EU do ? Sophie Witte\, Munich Security Conference\n\n\n\n\n16:40 – 17:00\n\n\nPanel Session III – Which Policies and which Political Actions?\n\n\n\n\n17:00 – 17:50\n\n\nPanel Session III – Which Policies and which Political Actions?\n\n\n\n\n17:50 – 18:00\n\n\nClosing remarks and FarewellProf. Jan Dankaert\, Rector VUBProf. Emanuele Garone\n\n\n\n\n18:00\n\n\nAperitif\n\n\n\n\n18:30\n\n\nPiano Concert: Simon Vaskou\n\n\n\n\n19:15\n\n\nDinner
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-public-forum-protection-of-critical-underwater-infrastructures/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Seminar 1: BrIAS Fellow Prof. Paolo Falcone\nCautious-by-design motion planning. The role of prediction\n\nSafety of passengers and surrounding road users is the most important challenge in the design and deployment of autonomous driving technologies. In fact\, the highest Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL-D) will likely be required for autonomous driving functionalities. While fulfilling such safety requirements involves special design efforts at all levels of the autonomous driving stack\, in this talk we will focus on the control design of a safe motion planner in urban environments. \n\n\n\nWe will start by illustrating a model-based control design approach to vehicle motion planning problem\, in the presence of human road users (pedestrians\, cyclists\, human-driven vehicles). We will show that\, under mild assumptions\, vehicle behavior can be made cautious in the presence of road users and guaranteed to be persistently safe. Experimental results obtained with a passenger vehicle negotiating an intersection with a simulated pedestrian\, will be shown. An important ingredient of the proposed motion planning framework is a prediction model of the surrounding traffic. In the second part of the seminar\, we will illustrate our ongoing research on humans’ intent prediction in traffic environments. We will show how the evolution of a traffic scene can be predicted using very simple models and motion data (position\, velocity) of road users observed in similar traffic scenes.   \n\n\n\nSeminar 2 : BrIAS Fellow Prof. Hideyuki Sawada\n\n\n\nRobotics and machine learning techniques for understanding\, controlling and predicting physical phenomena\n\n\n\nMachine learning techniques are widely applied to the variety of fields to provide human-like intelligence for flexibly understanding\, controlling and predicting daily issues. In this lecture\, the history of the development of AIs is firstly introduced from the viewpoint of computational capacity and human ability\, then the basic idea for machine learning will be presented\, together with the robotic technologies. Several applications that have been conducted in our research team will be introduced as examples of the effective use of machine learning and the robotics technologies.
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250508
DTSTAMP:20251227T162730Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS/CEVIPOL Seminar : The Filibuster for Democracy - Arun Chaudhary
DESCRIPTION:The Filibuster for Democracy\n\nThe Premise\n\n\n\nWe had sixty-five elections (of varying quality) across the globe last year. Who is keeping track? I am. I worked in almost twenty of those elections across four continents. I share the frustration of those concerned with our failing record against the natavist right. In all the breathless discussion of which new tactics to mimic or adopt\, the greatest danger could be in overcorrection. \n\n\n\nTraditional media\, academia\, many institutions are going so far as to hire and fire based on new paradigms that are not borne out by date or vibe. When we look at political tactics and elections\, the forces of Democracy are failing not because they aren’t adopting new tactics quickly enough\, it’s because they aren’t even employing the older ones correctly. \n\n\n\nThat can be hard\, especially when trapped inside the electoral cycles of any particular nation. \n\n\n\nThe Filibuster For Democracy tries to rise above that limitation by distilling the best tactics\, messages\, and content that have *worked* worldwide\, and putting them into a frame that is usable by practical for progressive forces. A filibuster because we have to take the time to get this right. There is so much we already know\, but to put it into context takes time. \n\n\n\nI hope people can join us for any portion of the event and we will also annotate the recording to make it useful as a reference \nArun Chaudhary\nArun Chaudhary is a filmmaker working in politics. After being a key member of Barack Obama’s New Media team during the 2008 campaign\, he became the first Official White House Videographer\, a position created for him at the beginning of the Obama administration. Chaudhary traveled extensively with the President\, capturing public events and behind-the-scenes moments as well as producing and packaging presidential tapings for the Internet and broadcast television. He and his team set a new standard in documenting history\, delivering crucial images to the public from the road in real-time. Arun is the creator and architect of “West Wing Week”\, the first-ever online video diary of the White House. You can read about Arun’s time with Obama in this New York Times profile. After departing from the White House\, Chaudhary joined Revolution Messaging as a partner\, where he went on to help craft Senator Bernie Sanders’ game changing 2016 Presidential campaign as Creative Director. Arun’s work received extensive media coverage and praise\, including this Ozy profile\, “The Creative Genius Behind Bernie’s Revolution”\, and this New Yorker piece\, “How the Sanders’ Campaign got a Punk Sensibility”. In 2020\, Arun moved to Berlin with his family to focus on counter-programming the far-right globally and to work more closely in international elections/campaigns. \n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-cevipol-seminar-the-filibuster-for-democracy-arun-chaudhary/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250428
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250429
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Forum: Europe's Vision on Responsible AI: Research\, Practice\, Policy
DESCRIPTION:The Brussels Responsible AI Network (BRAIN) Forum is a one-day event that invites researchers\, practitioners\, and policymakers from Belgium and beyond to discuss the latest advances in AI and its societal implications. It is part of the BrIAS series of public forums. \nBRAIN brings together the three Belgian AI research programmes: \n\nthe AI for the Common Good Institute (FARI) in Brussels;\nthe Trusted AI Labs (TRAIL) of the Walloon and Brussels regions;\nand the Flanders AI Research programme (FAIR).\n\nSessions\nThe BRAIN Forum is structured around four sessions: \n\nThe research session provides an expert-driven overview of emerging trends in responsible AI.\nThe practice session explores practical perspectives on implementing responsible AI.\nThe policy session addresses Europe’s global position on responsible AI.\nThe networking session aims to foster collaboration among Belgian AI labs and provides a platform for participants to present their expertise and project ideas.\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n08:00\n\nDoors Open\n\n\n08:30\n09:00\nWelcome and Introduction\n\n\n09:00\n10:40\nSession 1 – Research\n\n\n10:40\n11:00\nCoffee Break\n\n\n11:00\n13:00\nSession 2 – Practice\n\n\n13:00\n14:00\nLunch\n\n\n14:00\n15:30\nSession 3 – Policy\n\n\n15:30\n16:00\nCoffee Break\n\n\n16:00\n17:30\nSession 4 – Networking\n\n\n17:30\n\nReception\n\n\n\n\nSession 1 – Research – Advancing Responsible AI: Developments at the Research Level\n\nThis session provides an expert-driven overview of emerging research trends in responsible AI. \n\n\n\n\n09:00\n09:25\nJerzy Stefanowski (Poznan University of Technology\, Poland)\n“The Role of Counterfactual Explanations: New Methods and Open Challenges”\n\n\n09:25\n09:50\nKostas Stefanidis (Tampere University\, Finland)\n“Responsible Recommender Systems”\n\n\n09:50\n10:15\nEirini Ntoutsi (Bundeswehr University Munich\, Germany)\n“From Single Focus to Intersectional Perspective: Tackling Multi-dimensional Discrimination in AI”\n\n\n10:15\n10:40\nWillem Zuidema (University of Amsterdam\, the Netherlands)\n“The Explanation Conundrum: Why XAI Methods Don’t Work Well Enough Yet for AI That Really Matters”\n\n\n\n\n\nSession 2 – Practice – Implementing Responsible AI: Approaches from Research Programs\, Academia\, and Industry\n\n\nThis session includes practical perspectives on responsible AI from the three Belgian AI research programs (FARI\, FAIR\, and TRAIL)\, academia\, and industry. \n\n\n\n11:00\n11:15\nTom Lenaerts (ULB\, Belgium)\n“If FARI Is the Answer\, What Was the Question?”\n\n\n11:15\n11:30\nPierre Geurts (ULiège\, Belgium)\n“The Perspective of TRAIL (Trusted AI Labs) on Responsible AI”\n\n\n11:30\n11:45\nSabine Demey (Flanders AI Research program and imec\, Belgium)\n“The Perspective of FAIR (Flanders AI Research program) on Responsible AI”\n\n\n11:45\n12:15\nAmbrish Rawat (IBM Research\, Ireland)\n“Securing Generative AI”\n\n\n12:15\n12:45\nPanagiotis Germanakos (SAP SE\, Germany)\n“Trust in AI: The Human-Computer Interaction Perspective”\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nSession 3 – Policy – Shaping Responsible AI: Europe’s Global Position on Responsible AI\n\n\nThis session includes presentations and a panel on the EU’s policy and strategic approach to responsible AI\, featuring insights from the European AI Office. \n\n\n\n14:00\n15:00\nOpening Statements\n\n\n\n\nMilena Machała (European AI Office)\n“The EU AI Strategy”\n\n\n\n\nYves Moreau (KU Leuven\, Belgium)\n“Dual-Use Research in the Horizon Program: Feeding an AI Arms Race?”\n\n\n\n\nSabine Demey (Flanders AI Research program and imec\, Belgium)\n“Responsible AI Is Crucial for Value Creation With AI at Scale”\n\n\n\n\nGrégory Lewkowicz (ULB\, Belgium)\n“Will the European Digital Omnibus Run Over Responsible AI?”\n\n\n\n\nBenoît Frénay (UNamur\, Belgium)\n“Implementing the AI Act: Mission Impossible?”\n\n\n\n\nPieter Libin (VUB\, Belgium)\n“Why We Need a CERN\, Not a Manhattan Project”\n\n\n15:00\n15:30\nPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n\nModerated by Rob Heyman (VUB\, Belgium)\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nSession 4 – Networking – Connecting for Responsible AI: Showcasing Project Ideas and Research Expertise\n\n\nThis session fosters networking among members of Belgium’s three AI research programmes and explores opportunities for collaboration. \n16:00 17:30 : Flash Presentations \n\nAxel Abels (ULB\, Belgium)\n01. “Wisdom From Diversity: Bias Mitigation Through Hybrid Human-LLM Crowds”\nAlessandra Calvi (VUB\, Belgium)\n02. “Enhancing AI Fairness Through Impact Assessment”\nBenoît Frénay (UNamur\, Belgium)\n03. “When Sign Language Meets AI: Interplay Between Societal Needs and Fundamental Research”\nAntonios Kontaxakis (ULB\, Belgium)\n04. “Optimization for Sustainable Development of AI Applications”\nYves Moreau (KU Leuven\, Belgium)\n05. “Towards an Ethical Culture in Technology: Educating STEM Students and Researchers”\nIkhtiyor Nematov (ULB\, Belgium)\n06. “Data Attribution: From Conventional ML to LLM”\nSeddouk Rachid\n07. “When Artificial Intelligence and Collective Intelligence Converge”\nApurva Shah (ULB & VUB\, Belgium)\n08. “Artificial Delegates Resolve Fairness Issues in Perpetual Voting With Partial Turnout”\nManel Slokom (CWI\, the Netherlands)\n09. “Personalized Post-Processing: How Input Data Shift Recommendation Diversity?”\nThomas Vandamme (ULB\, Belgium)\n10. “Algorithmic Confusion”\nJoost Vennekens (VUB\, Belgium)\n11. “Neurosymbolic AI for Social Cognition”\n\n  \n\n\nThe BRAIN Forum is co-organised by the Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS)\, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)\, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)\, AI for the Common Good Institute (FARI)\, and Université de Namur (UNamur)\, with funding from the Brussels Institute of Advanced Studies (BrIAS)\, the Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.–FNRS)\, and the European Union.
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-forum-europes-vision-on-responsible-ai-research-practice-policy/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Forum: Smart Cities
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nVictoria De Meue (Innoviris\, Belgium) \nClimate-Neutral and Smart Cities EU Mission: The case of the Brussels-Capital Region \n  \nMaider Llaguno-Munitxa (UCLouvain\, Belgium) \nData Practices to assess urban environmental exposures \n  \nGiovanni Esposito (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium) \nSmart City Development as public entrepeneurship \n  \nGianluca Bontempi (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium) \nDigital Twins of urban mobility: Challenges and perspectives \n  \nHugues Bersini (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, FARI Chair\, Belgium) \nSmart Cities\, Algocracy and FARI \n  \nAlessandro Gambale (CEO at Buildwind\,Belgium) \nSmart Cities\, Clean Air: Artificial Intelligence and Computational Fluid Dynamics for Urban Air Quality assessment and Predictio
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-forum-smart-cities/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250315
DTSTAMP:20251227T154137Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Forum: Law and AI in Finance and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Description\nAI and Law intersect across diverse disciplines\, offering innovative solutions to complex legal challenges. From automating legal research to analyzing case laws\, AI enhances efficiency and precision in legal practices. This convergence also raises critical questions about ethics\, accountability\, and the need for robust regulatory frameworks. \nProgramme\n14:00 – 14:05 Welcome\n14:05 – 14:40 Opening Keynote: Law\, Ethics\, and AI: Shaping Responsible Technology – Prof. Sam Verboven\n14:40 – 15:20 Law and AI in the banking industry – Bertrand Bréhier (Head of Banking Regulation\, Financial Security and Competition Law – Société Générale Group)\n15:20 -16:00 Coffee break\n16:00 – 16:40 What AI Does to Law and What Law Should Do to AI – Prof. Gregory Lewkowicz\n16:40 – 17:20 Discussion \nSpeakers:\nSam Verboven is a Professor at the Data Analytics Lab Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His research is focused on developing analytical tools and algorithms that take into account the operational context\, domain expertise\, and business requirements of the application at hand. Specifically\, he has been working on causal machine learning and multi-task learning in finance\, HR\, marketing\, and healthcare.\nhttps://data.research.vub.be/sam-verboven  \n  \nGregory Lewkowicz is a professor at the University of Brussels and director of the Global Law Program of the Perelman Center. He holds the Alexandre Koyré Chair of Excellence in Economic Law and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis. He is a visiting professor of global and transnational law at the Goethe Universität in Frankfurt and at HEC-Paris. He also teaches the interactions between law and technology at the Science Po Paris Law School as part of the Master in Economic Law and at Paris II Panthéon Assas as part of the diploma in digital transformation of law & legaltech. He is the scientific secretary of the collection “Penser le droit” (Larcier Editions)\, director of the Society of Global and Transnational Law (Geneva) and member of the digital pole of the Club des juristes (Paris).\nhttps://www.fari.brussels/researcher/gregory-lewkowicz \n  \nBertrand Bréhier is a Head of Banking Regulation\, Financial Security and Competition Law – Société Générale Group.
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-forum-law-and-ai-in-finance-and-beyond/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250306
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nMarco Nicotra\, BrIAS Fellow (University of Colorado Boulder\, USA) \nSystematic Design of Control Barrier Functions using Dynamic Safety Margins \n  \nElias Fernández Domingos\, Junior BrIAS Fellow (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium) \nDelegation to AI in a collective Risk Dilemma
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-13/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250228
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nAlessandra Parisio\, BrIAS Fellow (University of Manchester\, UK) \nOptimisation-based control of flexible resources in multi\nenergy networks \n  \nPanagiotis Symeonidis\, BrIAS Fellow (University of the Aegean\, Greece) \nChatGPT and AI for Medicine \n 
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-12/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250221
DTSTAMP:20251227T170930Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nGuillaume Slizewicz (BrIAS-OHME Resident Artist\, Belgium) \nArtistic creation in the age of generative machines: an introduction to the creative exploration of AI\, automation and its impacts \n  \nMiguel Méndez (von Karman Institute\, Belgium) \nIntegrating Scientific Machine Learning in Fluid Dynamics Engineering
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-11/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250214
DTSTAMP:20251227T170742Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nAndrea Roli\, BrIAS Fellow (Università di Bologna\, Italy) \nDynamical criticality: from cells to robots \n  \nLuca Magri\, BrIAS Fellow (Imperial College London\, UK) \nScientific machine learning for chaotic forecasting and real-time digital twinning
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-10/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250208
DTSTAMP:20251227T153350Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS conference on Smart Agriculture (Agri2025)
DESCRIPTION:The BrIAS Agri2025 aims to become a recurrent annual event for a multidisciplinary scientific community to present and discuss the most recent studies on smart agriculture. \nDescription\nSmart agriculture is rapidly transforming the way farming is practiced\, revolutionizing traditional agricultural systems through the integration of advanced technologies and data driven solutions. This shift is not only enhancing productivity but also helping address challenges like resource scarcity\, climate change\, and the need for sustainable farming practices. The role of smart agriculture is pivotal in both the current and future agricultural systems\, as it promises to improve efficiency\, sustainability\, and resilience. The BrIAS AGRI2025 conference will be dedicated at highlighting the current and future trends in Smart Agriculture\, and bridging this to the 5 FAO strategic objective or sustainability goals (reduce hunger\, sustainable agriculture\, reduce rural poverty\, inclusive agricultural systems\, increase resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses).\nIn today’s agricultural systems\, smart agriculture encompasses a variety of technological innovations that are increasingly being adopted by farmers. Precision agriculture\, one of the key components\, uses GPS\, IoT sensors\, drones\, and satellite imagery to monitor and manage crops more efficiently. For instance\, soil moisture sensors can provide real-time data about soil conditions\, enabling farmers to apply water\, fertilizers\, and pesticides only where they are needed. This results in optimal use of resources\, which can lead to higher yields while reducing costs and minimizing environmental impact.\nClimate change is another pressing issue\, and smart agriculture holds promise for adapting to shifting environmental conditions. Through the use of climate modelling\, farmers can receive real-time weather forecasts and adjust their practices to minimize losses due to extreme weather events like droughts\, floods\, and heatwaves. Moreover\, the development of drought-resistant and climate-resilient crops through genetic engineering\, combined with data-driven agricultural practices\, will allow farmers to maintain productivity even\nin adverse conditions. \nPROGRAM DAY 1\n8:30 – 9:00: Registration\n09.00 – 09.30: Opening ceremony and welcome\n\nProf. Emanuele Garone\, Université Libre de Bruxelles\nProf. David Cannella\, Université Libre de Bruxelles\nProf. Frank Deconinck\, Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies\nDr. Raschad Al-Khafaji\, Director FAO Brussels Liaison Office with the European Union and Belgium\n\n09.30 – 10.10: Plenary lecture 1 (Room 1)\nModerator: Emanuele Garone\nPT1 Insects need smart promotion … or eradication.\nProf. Frédéric Francis\, Gembloux-Agro Bio Tech. \nParallel Session 1 – Advances in pests and diseases research (Room 1)\nModerators: Luca Rossini and Silvia Turco \n  \n\n10:20 – 10:40: T1 Extracting insect information from entomological museum collections to identify potential insect\npests and beneficials using deep learning methods.\nG. Noël\n10:40 – 11:00: T2 Development of Bruchus rufimanus Boheman 1833 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) at different temperatures with special emphasis on rearing and modelling approach. A. Segers\n\nParallel Session 2 – Advances in modelling in plant protection (Room 2)\nModerators: Irene Salotti and Yafit Cohen \n  \n\n10:20 – 10:40: T3 A win-win combination in plant disease prediction: field data to update model estimations\,\nestimations to drive field data collection.\nO. Benhamouche\n10:40 – 11:00: T4 Adaptation of a physiologically based model for predicting the phenology of Philaenus\nspumarius: first validation in Italian olive groves.\nZ. Sweidan\n\n\n11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break\n\nParallel Session 1 – Advances in pests and diseases research (Room 1)\nModerators: Luca Rossini and Silvia Turco \n  \n\n11:30 – 11:50: T5 Innovations and challenges in black soldier fly farming: Infrastructure\, automation\, and waste\nvalorization.\nH. Luttenschlager\n11:50 – 12:10: T6 A novel strain of Akanthomyces muscarius as a promising biological control agent\nagainst Toumeyella parvicornis.\nN. Di Sora\n12:10 – 12:30: T7 Improving management of emerging and re-emerging pests and diseases of Prunus persica (L.)\nBatsch.\nS. Turco\n12:30 – 12:50: T8 Characterizing spatiotemporal dynamics of biotic stresses to optimize sampling strategies in\nagricultural systems.\nR. Gafni\n\n\n  \nParallel Session 2 – Advances in modelling in plant protection (Room 2)\nModerators: Irene Salotti and Yafit Cohen \n  \n\n11:30 – 11:50: T9 A mechanistic\, five-step approach for prediction modelling: Alternaria-tomato pathosystem as\ncase study.\nI. Salotti\n11:50 – 12:10: T10 AI-Driven pest control: Sustainable agroecosystems through remote monitoring and predictive\nmodeling.\nR. Ascolese\n12:10 – 12:30: T11 Urban-agricultural interface: Impact of urban habitats on Mediterranean fruit fly dynamics in\ncitrus orchards.\nY. Cohen\n12:30 – 12:50: T12 Pest control SDSS – From academy to industry.\nA. Cohen\n\n12.50 – 14.00 Lunch break and poster session\nSession 3: Advances in plant health sensing (Room 1)\nModerators: Francesco Lamonaca and Valerio Cristofori \n  \n\n14:00 – 14:20: T13 GeoAI\, metrology and remote sensing for smart agriculture: Mapping land transformation and\nclimatic impacts to optimize crop resilience and water management in a Mediterranean region.\nA. Vitale\n14:20 – 14:40: T14 Integrating spatio-temporal vegetation indices with machine learning for dynamic maize field\nperformance monitoring: Development of a real-time crop monitoring framework.\nG. Ravid\n14:40 – 15:00: T15 Spectral-based weed detection across diverse environmental conditions.\nA. Prashar\n\n15.00 – 15.30: Coffee break\nSession 4: Advances in plant health sensing (Room 1)\nModerators: Francesco Lamonaca and Valerio Cristofori \n  \n\n15:30 – 15:50: T16 Moving towards regenerative agriculture: Advancements in remote sensing tools to measure\nsoils health regeneration.\nM. Silvestri\n15:50 – 16:10: T17 How to capture within-field heterogeneity across multi-year crop rotation: High-resolution\ninsights from sentinel-2. T. Kenda\n16:10 – 16:30: T18 A low-cost and AI-integrated imaging device for plant-parasitic nematodes quantification and\nclassification.\nG. Bi\n\n16:30 – 16:50: T19 Early detection of nutrient deficiencies: The hazelnut case-study\nV. Cristofori \n16.50 – 17.40: Plenary lecture 2 (Room 1)\nModerator David Cannella\nPT2 Plant defense priming.\nProf. Uwe Conrath\, RWTH Aachen University. \n19.00: Social dinner at Fondation Universitaire (11 Rue d’Edgemont\, 1000 Brussels)\nPROGRAM DAY 2\n8:30 – 9:00: Registration\n09.20 – 10.10: Plenary lecture 3 (Room 1)\nModerator David Cannella\nPT3 Agroecological models explained.\nDr. Niels Holst\, Aarhus University. \nParallel Session 5 – Robotics in precision farming (Room 1)\nModerators: Andrea Gasparri and Fabrizio Dabbene \n  \n\n10:20 – 10:40: T20 A control architecture for semi-autonomous robots in agriculture settings.\nJ. Marino\n10:40 – 11:00: T21 A robotic arm design for autonomous kiwi harvesting.\nN. Omodei\n\nParallel Session 6 – Technologies for sensing and phenotyping (Room 2)\nModerators: Luca Bascetta and Christian Hermans \n  \n\n10:20 – 10:40: T22 Automated X-ray plant phenotyping from seedlings to the field.\nG. Lehretz\n10:40 – 11:00: T23 Uncovering the role of Serendipita williamsii volatiles in establishing its own plant beneficial\nendophytic colonization: A parallel study of the headspace composition and mode of action.\nJ. Van Vooren\n\n11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break\nParallel Session 5 – Robotics in precision farming (Room 1)\nModerators: Andrea Gasparri and Fabrizio Dabbene \n  \n\n11:30 – 11:50: T24 A distributed framework for task allocation and safe coordination in networked multi-robot\nsystems for precision agriculture.\nA. Gasparri\n11:50 – 12:10: T25 Motion planning for an autonomous agricultural robot in unstructured terrain.\nF. Dabbene\n12:10 – 12:30: T26 Motion planning for agricultural tasks with robotic manipulators.\nG. Liu\n12:30 – 12:50: T27 Self-supervised local NBV planning for 3D plant reconstruction by a robot.\nJ. Ci\n\nParallel Session 6 – Technologies for sensing and phenotyping (Room 2)\nModerators: Luca Bascetta and Christian Hermans \n  \n\n11:30 – 11:50: T28 Using a digital twin of a tracked mobile robot for the design and validation of estimation and\ncontrol algorithms.\nL. Bascetta\n11:50 – 12:10: T29 RootForce 4.0: a review of the classical image processing pipeline for root system architecture\nof cereals.\nL. A. Torres-Cisneros\n12:10 – 12:30: T30 Constellr HiVE – A satellite constellation for monitoring diurnal temperature cycles and\nenabling smart agriculture.\nC. Lerot\n12:30 – 12:50: T31 Cellulose-derived oligosaccharides obtained by LPMO oxidation biostimulate tomato weight\,\ninflorescence\, and immunity through ethylene and ROS-free signalling\nD. Cannella\n\n12.50 – 14.00: Lunch break and poster session\nSession 7: Smart irrigation and soil biodiversity (Room 1)\nModerators: Luis Orihuela and José Maria Manzano \n  \n\n14:00 – 14:20: T32 Application and assessment of model-based leak localization methods in an irrigation network.\nL. Orihuela\n14:20 – 14:40: T33 Harnessing predictive data analytics of soil microbiota for enhanced bio-sustainability in\nagriculture.\nR. Pace\n14:40 – 15:00: T34 Design and deployment of a cloud platform for data-driven leak detection in agricultural\nirrigation systems.\nJ. M. Manzano\n\n15.00 – 15.30: Coffee break\nSession 8: Biostimulants and soil biodiversity (Room 1)\nModerators: David Cannella and Silvia Turco \n  \n\n15:30 – 15:50: T35 Leveraging rhizosphere microbial diversity and drought-tolerant bacterial isolates to enhance\nsoybean resilience in South Africa.\nA. S. Ayangbenro\n15:50 – 16:10: T36 Tailoring plant roots for enhanced nitrogen capture in soil.\nC. Hermans\n16:10 – 16:30: T37 Harnessing biostimulants for sustainable agriculture: A case study or Nurspray® in tomato\ncultivation.\nC. Leclef\n\n16.30 – 17.20: Plenary lecture 4 (Room 1)\nModerator: Emanuele Garone\nPT4 AgRobotics for smart agriculture.\nProf. Yael Edan\, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. \n17.20 – 17.30: Closing remarks (Room 1)\n17.30 – Get together with Italian-Belgian aperitive
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-conference-on-smart-agriculture-agri2025/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250131
DTSTAMP:20251227T162554Z
CREATED:20251227T162554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T162554Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nYilin Mo\, BrIAS Fellow (Tsinghua University\, China) \nData-Driven Learning of a Verifiable Controller Inspired by \nMPC \n  \nYailen Martínez Jiménez\, Junior BrIAS Fellow (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium) \nApplication of Reinforcement Learning in different \nscheduling scenarios
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-9/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250123
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250124
DTSTAMP:20251227T162402Z
CREATED:20251227T162402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T162402Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nAntonella Ferrara\, BrIAS Fellow (Università degli Studi di Pavia\, Italy) \nTraffic control for freeway networks and sustainability\nrelated objectives \n  \nRodolphe Sepulchre (KULeuven\, Belgium) \nRegulation without calibration
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-8/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250121
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250122
DTSTAMP:20251227T162211Z
CREATED:20251227T144251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T162211Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS 2025 Opening Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The opening ceremony for the BrIAS 2025 programme on Sustainable Robotics\, AI and Automation. \nSpeakers\nWelcome\n\nMarius Gilbert\, Vice-rector of research and valorization (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium)\nPieter Ballon\, Vice-rector of research (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\nFrank Deconinck\, BrIAS co-director (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\nSerge Jaumain\, BrIAS co-director (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium)\n\nIntroduction to the 2025 BrIAS theme on Sustainable\nRobotics\, AI and Automation\n\nAnn Nowé\, BrIAS Programme Director (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\nEmanuele Garone\, BrIAS Programme director (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium)\n\nRecital\nRecital by the talented musicians Simon Vaskou and Julien Olive.
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-2025-opening-ceremony/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241206
DTSTAMP:20251227T161516Z
CREATED:20251227T161516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T161516Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nHiroki Ishizuka (Osaka University\, Japan) \nToward the Realization of Sensing Mimicking Skin-Nerve \nModels
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-7/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241127
DTSTAMP:20251227T161242Z
CREATED:20251227T161242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T161242Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nAndrea Roli\, BrIAS Fellow (Università di Bologna\, Italy) \nA cybernetic perspective of adaptive robots
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-6/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240504
DTSTAMP:20251227T165644Z
CREATED:20251227T142307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T165644Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Forum: War\, Peace & Robotics
DESCRIPTION:General Chairs : Emanuele Garone (ULB)\, Mauro Birattari (ULB) Program Chair: Geert De Cubber (RMA)\nLogistics Chair: Anja Garone (VUB)\nMembers of the Program Committee : A. Vande Wouver (UMons)\, A. Cotorruelo (ULB)\, J. Thumfart (VUB). \nDescription\nThe first day will focus on “Peace” and in particular how robotics can help to “clear up” remnants of war and ensure a safe restart of life at peace. The first half day will be focusing on the theme “A safer sea” and will mostly deal with marine demining\, with a special attention to the innovation surrounding the Belgian Mine Counter Measures program. The second part of the day will deal with land demining. \nThe second day will focus on “War”\, and in particular on the Historical\, Ethical\, Legal\, and Geopolitical aspects of Robotics at War. The goal of this second day is to inform the public about the current policies as well as the various different perspectives and positions on the matter\, so as to stimulate an informed debate. Polemics for the sake of polemics and uninformed/acritical political statements should stay out of this day. \nSpeakers\nWelcome and Initial Remarks\n\nEmanuele Garone\, BrIAS Program Director (Université Libre\nde Bruxelles\, Belgium)\nSerge Jaumain\, BrIAS Co-Director (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium)\nFrank Deconinck\, BrIAS Co-Director (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\nYves Dupont (Rector of the Royal Military Academy\, Belgium)\n\nThe Belgian Navy’s Vision on Naval Mine Countermeasures: innovative and revolutionary\n\nNicolas Van Damme (Belgian Navy)\n\nToward the mine countermeasures of tomorrow\n\nElmar Recker (Belgian Ministry of Defence)\n\nData Fusion and Computer vision challenges in Mine Countermeasures\n\nHiep Luong (Universiteit Gent\, Belgium)\n\nMaritime Robotic Demining: the rMCM toolbox and its future\n\nJeroen Debonnet (Exail Robotics\, Belgium)\n\nData Management in the context of MCM operation\n\nEmma Claeys (Dot.Ocean\, Belgium)\n\nMission Planning for multi-robot cooperative teams – Challenges and solutions for MCM operations\n\nEmanuele Garone\, BrIAS Programme Director (Université Libre\nde Bruxelles\, Belgium)\n\nRobotics Networks for Maritime Surveillance: challenges and opportunities\n\nGabriele Ferri (NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation\, Italy)\n\nThe European Defence Fund – Multi-annual planning: opportunities for underwater warfare and mine counter measures\n\nInge Ceuppens (European Defence Fund\, Belgium)\n\nRobotic Demining: case studies and objectives\n\nLuigi Fasano (European Defence Agency\, Belgium)\nJuan Jesús Diaz Hernández (European Defence Agency\, Belgium)\n\nExperiences from Military Demining Research Projects\n\nEmile Le Flecher (Royal Military Academy\, Belgium)\n\nHumanitarian Demining Innovation Landscape: A needs-based approach\n\nPedro Basto (Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining\, Switzerland)\n\nRemote-controlled multi-purpose platforms in the field of explosive threat mitigation\n\nDominic Graser (Global Clearing Solutions GCS\, Switzerland)\n\nRobotic Demining\, research experiences and challenges\n\nKoen Struyven (Space Application Services\, Belgium)\n\nThe use of robotics within the Belgian EOD group\n\nDavy Aendekerk (DOVO – EOD Unit of the Belgian Army)\n\nCurrent Situation and how current wars are affecting the programs on Autonomous Weapon Systems\n\nMirko Campochiari (ParabellumStori\, Italy)\n\nRobotic warfare: an evolution in military affairs\n\nAndrea Gilli (University of St Andrews\, UK)\n\nConcept of the land component concerning robotics & autonomous systems\n\nKoen Ceulemans (Belgian Army)\n\nThe ethics review of the proposals and the ethics requirements during the implementation\n\nInge Ceuppens (European Defence Fund\, Belgium)\n\nHow we dealt with Ethical issues in EU Projects\n\nGeert De Cubber (Royal Military Academy\, Belgium)\n\nOn the discourse on Autonomous Weapon Systems and Robots at War\n\nGregory Reichberg (Peace Research Institute Oslo\, Norway)\n\nAutonomous systems for legal and ethical control – The next best solution if an universal prohibition of LAWS fails?\n\nJohannes Thumfart (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\n\nAutonomous Weapons Systems and Responsibility Gaps\n\nBorja Montes Toscano (NATO ACO Office of Legal Affairs\, Belgium)\n\nThe legal discussion on Autonomous Weapon Systems: a \nsearch of the humans in IHL?\n\nAnna Greipl (Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights\, Switzerland)\n\nThe clash of today’s tech culture and designer values\n\nAJung Moon\, BrIAS Fellow (McGill University\, Canada)\n\nAutomatomachia: science fiction and the future of war\n\nPierdomenico Memeo (Independent writer\, Italy)
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-forum-war-peace-robotics/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240503
DTSTAMP:20251229T102037Z
CREATED:20251227T142752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251229T102037Z
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SUMMARY:Concert: Simon Vaskou - War\, peace & robotics
DESCRIPTION:At the reception of War\, Peace\, and Robots forum\, pianist Simon Vaskou regaled the audience with a 45 minute recital programme on the theme of the forum. The concert served as a moment not only for our participants to unwind and relax from the intense first day of the forum\, but to take a moment to reflect on the topic through carefully chosen music pieces that comment on the topic of the effect of war on society.
URL:https://brias.be/event/concert-simon-vaskou-war-peace-robots/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240426
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240427
DTSTAMP:20251227T143437Z
CREATED:20251227T143437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T143437Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Forum: Human-Robot Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:General Chair : Prof. An Jacobs (VUB)\, \nProgram Chair: Dr. Shirley Elprama (VUB) \nProgram Committee members: prof. dr. An Jacobs\, dr. Shirley Elprama\, prof. dr. Bernardo Innocenti\, Kristóf Takács \nDescription\n“How do we collaborate in a sustainable way with robotics in the future?” is the core topic of the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). As part of the Brias topic on sustainable robotics\, we are organizing a forum consisting of two workshops on two subfields: the domain of HRI in surgery and HRI in EU manufacturing companies. As part of this forum\, we will discuss the sustainability challenges of future Human-Robot interactions in these domains in-depth\, and we will co-create solutions with the attendees in a multidisciplinary setting. With the output of both workshops\, we want to synthesize a comparison of the debates in both subfields and will communicate these results to all participants and to the broader community. \n\nProgram\nHuman robot collaboration in surgery and healthcare\n08:30 – 09:00 – Arrival and coffee \n09:00 – 09:15 – Introduction (prof. dr. An Jacobs – imec-SMIT\, VUB and prof. dr. Bernardo Incenti ULB)  \n09:15 – 09:30 – The importance of sustainability goals in the surgical domain (Kristóf Takács & prof. dr. Tamas Heidegger – Óbuda University) \n09:30 – 09:40  – Q&A \n09:40 – 09:55 – Robotic knee surgery (prof. dr. Bernardo Innocenti – ULB & KU Leuven) \n09:55 – 10:05 – Q&A \n10:05 – 10:20  – Insights from workshop on sustainability goals (dr. An Jacobs – imec\, SMIT – VUB) \n10:20 – 10:40 – Short break \n10:40 – 10:55 –   Sustainability goals at Idevax – Rob-id (Koen Beyers – Idevax) \n11:10 – 11:25  –  Sustainability goals at ORSI Academy (dr. Nicola Frego – ORSI Academy) \n11:25 – 12:30 – Panel discussion led by dr. Carl Mörch with previous speakers \n12:30 – 13:30 –  Lunch break & arrival participants afternoon session \n  \nHuman robot collaboration in EU manufacturing companies\n13:30 – 13:40 –  Introduction (prof. dr. An Jacobs – imec\, SMIT – VUB) \n13:40 – 13:55 –  The importance of sustainability goals in the production domain (dr. Marta Lorenzini – Italian Institute of Technology)  \n13:55 – 14:05 – Q&A \n14:05 – 14:20 –  HRI in production context  (dr. Shirley A. Elprama – imec-SMIT\, VUB & FARI) \n14:20 – 14:30  – Q&A \n14:30 – 15:00 – Short break \n15:00 – 15:15 – Sustainable Robotics in Production Environments: Navigating Challenges and Achieving Innovations (Sharath Chandra – PROFACTOR) \n15:15 – 15:25 – Q&A \n15:25 – 15:45  – Universal Design as Sustainable Design of Service Robots (prof. dr. AJung moon – McGill University) \n15:45 – 15:55 – Q&A \n15:55 – 16:30 – Group discussion: brainstorm with the audience about SDG’s in relation to human robot collaboration in production (prof. dr. An Jacobs – imec\, SMIT – VUB) \n16:30 – Closing remarks (dr. Shirley A. Elprama – imec\, SMIT – VUB & FARI) \n16:30 – 17:30 – Reception \n\nFor in-person attendance\, as well as online attendance of the webinar\, registration is necessary. This Forum will also be live-streamed on our Youtube channel @BrIAStalks
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-forum-human-robot-collaboration/
LOCATION:FARI Institute\, Cantersteen 16\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240425
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240426
DTSTAMP:20251227T160825Z
CREATED:20251227T160825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T160825Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nStefan Gerth\, BrIAS Fellow (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits\, Germany) \nAutomation in X-ray based plant phenotyping – From \nPlant to data \n  \nFabrizio Dabbene\, BrIAS Fellow (CNR – IEIIT\, Italy) \nTworthy and reliable AI – Scalable classifiers and \nconformal predictions \n  \nAJung Moon\, BrIAS Fellow (McGill University\, Canada) \nSustainable ‘Relationship’ with Interactive Robots \n  \nKrzysztof Olejarczyk\, BrIAS Fellow (Casimir Pulaski University of Radom\, Poland) \nCycloidal Drive – Design\, experimental research\, \napplications
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-5/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240418
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240419
DTSTAMP:20251227T160447Z
CREATED:20251227T160447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T160447Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nAndrés Cotorruelo\, Junior BrIAS Fellow (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium) \nSets for Constrained Control \n  \nBernardo Innocenti (Université Libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium) \nEvidence in Innovation in the field of Orthopaedics – How an engineer can help a surgeon to apply and t the new tools \n  \nAlix Partridge\, Junior BrIAS Fellow (National Robotarium\, UK) \nSustainability in Soft Robotics
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-4/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240412
DTSTAMP:20251227T160915Z
CREATED:20251227T155654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251227T160915Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nEduardo Camacho\, BrIAS Fellow (University of Seville\, Spain) \nModel Predictive Control of Solar Energy Plants \n  \nArjen Van de Walle (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) \nExploring the interlinkage between robotics\, digitalisation\nand sustainability \n  \nNaveen Tiwari\, Junior BrIAS Fellow (University of Santiago de Compostela\, Spain) \nSelf-healing materials for Soft electronics \n 
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-2/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Forum: Sustainable Robotic Technologies
DESCRIPTION:General Chair : Prof. Bram Vanderborght (VUB) \nProgram Chair: Dr. Michel Joop van der Schoor (FARI/VUB)\, Dr. Fatma Demir (VUB) \nDescription\nRobots are becoming an integral part of our economy\, society and planet\, assisting us in various tasks. However\, the rapid growth in robotics usage has also given rise to relevant concerns regarding sustainability. At present\, urgent issues such as rare-earth material usage\, e-waste\, energy efficiency and ethical concerns hinders the sustainable development of robotics. As we increasingly rely on robotics\, it becomes increasingly critical and urgent to ensure that these technological advancements are sustainable and eco-friendly. Since robotics is the integration of many technologies\, we will discuss in this Forum sustainable robotics technologies ranging from material science\, material processing and metal\, electronics with sensors and processing\, actuators\, energy\, power and batteries and control and artificial intelligence. \n\nProgramme\n08:30 – 09:00 Registration and Coffee \n  \n09:00 – 09:30 Opening speech \n\nBrIAS directors and Programme Directors\n\n9:30 – 10:45 Session 1: Responsible Innovation and Artificial Intelligence (Development) \n\nMichel Joop van der Schoor (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\nWard van der Tempel (Voxelsensors\, Belgium)\nSophia Falk (Universität Bonn\, Germany)\n\n10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break \n  \n11:15 – 12:45 Session 2: Energy Efficiency and Applications (Use Phase)   \n\nGoldar Davila Alejandro (Université libre de Bruxelles\, Belgium)\nAbhishek Gupta (Technische Universität Berlin\, Germany)\nKris Verdonck (A Two Dogs Company\, Belgium)\n\n12:45 – 14:00 Lunch \n  \n14:00 – 15:15 Session 3: Sustainable Materials and Applications (Production) \n\nAlix Partridge (University of Bristol)\nJoost Brancart (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\nSeppe Terryn (Vrije Universiteit Brussel\, Belgium)\n\n15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break     \n  \n15:45 – 16:45 Session 4: Circular Economy and Applications (End of life)        \n\nJelle Saldien (Universiteit Gent\, Belgium)\nAles Ude (Jožef Stefan Institute\, Slovenia)\n\n\nFor in-person attendance\, as well as online attendance of the webinar\, registration is necessary. please register for both days or choose one of the days by filling out the registration form. This Forum will also be live-streamed on our Youtube channel @BrIAStalks
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-forum-sustainable-robotic-technologies/
LOCATION:FARI Institute\, Cantersteen 16\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240328
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DTSTAMP:20251227T160118Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\nEric Feron\, BrIAS – OHME Resident Artist (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology\, Saudi Arabia) \n\nAriadne\, a common-sense thread for enabling provable\nsafety in air mobility systems with unreliable components\n\nSharath Akkaladevi\, BrIAS Fellow (Profactor GmbH\, Austria) \n\nTowards Sustainable Robotics: Intuitive Interfaces and\nPhysical Collaboration in Human-Robot Interaction\n\nDewi Brunet\, BrIAS – OHME Resident Artist\, Belgium \n\nFolding for sustainable robotic\, between art & science
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminar-3/
LOCATION:Brussels
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240321
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240322
DTSTAMP:20251217T131559Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 9
DESCRIPTION:1. Prof. Bettina Wollesen\, University of Hamburg\, Institute of Human Movement Science\, Germany\n\nTitle: Cognitive-motor interference while using an exoskeleton\n\n\n\nExoskeletons\, which are coupled with selected user’ body regions\, increasingly capture various fields of applications in industrial settings. Next to the morphological structure\, the support characteristics (e.g.\, movement- and position-dependent) are highly relevant for precise movements without cognitive-motor interference (simultaneous motor and cognitive task). For a comfortable\, healthy\, and suitable use of exoskeletons\, the human-machine interaction concerning support characteristics is essential. While biomechanical aspects (e.g.\, muscle activity) have already been investigated\, cognitive-motor performance in simple or complex tasks\, when using an exoskeleton\, is less considered. This talk will give an overview of existing evidence combined with own research results. \n\n\n\n2.  Prof. Paolo Turrini\, Associate Professor\, University of Warwick\, UK\n\n\n\nTitle: Designing Artificial Agents that Learn to Act for Social Good\n\n\n\nIn social dilemmas individuals are faced with the choice of paying a cost to contribute to a common good (cooperate) or simply abstaining from doing so and free ride on the contributions of other people (cheat). Countless models\, simulations and experiments with humans\, have shown that nothing good is going to come out from leaving individuals to regulate themselves. If we want to ensure socially desirable behaviour\, we need to put mechanisms in place that discourage cheating and promote cooperation. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will explore the emergence of cooperation in social dilemmas with the option of opting out\, where individuals play a social dilemma in pairs but can also decide whether to continue playing with their current partner or break ties and be randomly assigned to someone else instead. We will observe that this simple mechanism is enough to promote cooperative behaviour even in populations of self-interested individuals. \n\n\n\nTo this end\, I will show that utility-maximising Q-learning agents are able to discover and adopt strategies for partner selection that ostracise selfish agents\, completely by themselves. I will then move to experiments conducted with humans on these games\, analysing the conditions under which cooperation prevails\, and show how a simple Reinforcement Learning algorithm can faithfully simulate the way humans behave. \n\n\n\nWhat I will to present is joint work with Chin-wing Leung\, Apurva Shah\, Eugene Malthouse\, Nobuyuki Hanaki\, Charlie Pilgrim and Thomas Hills. \n\n\n\n3. Dr. Fatma Demir\, Post-Doc\, Brubotics\, VUB\n\n\n\nTitle: Towards sustainable research management: Lessons from the SMART Project\n\n\n\nDrawing insights from the Project SMART (Soft\, Self-responsive\, Smart MAterials for RoboTs\, www.smartitn.eu)\, my presentation will frame a practical approach to achieving sustainability in research management. The MSCA SMART-ITN Project\, a collaborative initiative between academia and industry\, focuses on developing young researchers in the fields of soft robotics and smart materials. Gathering innovative technological breakthroughs\, responsible research practices\, and interdisciplinary collaborations\, the SMART Project is a very good example for the principles of sustainable research management. This talk will aim to border key lessons learned from the SMART Project and provide action strategies and inspiration for researchers to foster sustainability in their research management in diverse scientific domains.”
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-sustainable-robotics-seminar-9/
LOCATION:ULB Solbosch Campus\, ULB Solbosch Campus Department of Control Engineering and System Analysis (SAAS)\, Brussels School of Engineering Building L second floor\, door E\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240314
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240315
DTSTAMP:20251217T131547Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 8
DESCRIPTION:1. Prof. Pierre Lambert\, Professor\, ULB\n\nTitle: “Soft microrobotics : crossing point between mechanics\, small scale and compliance.”\n\n\n\nFor decades\, robotics has been pushing stiffness to increase resonance frequency and using piezo-actuators as reference smart materials. \n\n\n\nNowadays\, new microfabrication techniques for small scales and the emergence of compliant active and sensitive materials opens new ways to produce/sense motion and force below the millimeter. This talk will present two ongoing solutions currently investigated at ULB: using glass and photonic Bragg grating to produce instrumented compliant mechanisms\, and using heterogenous polymerization of hydrogels to build active cubes at 100µm scale to produce selective kinematics on purpose. \n\n\n\n2. Dr.  Hieu Luu Trong\, Can Tho University\, Department of Automation Technology\, College of Engineering\, Viet Nam.\n\n\n\nTitle: ” UAVs in Agriculture”\n\n\n\nThis talk is about research on mounted cameras drones in paddy fields. The research topic started with the relationship between predicting crop yield via soil compaction and plant health. It is continued with the evaluation of the surface roughness of the paddy field. From this researcg we can explain why the same paddy field can yield different productivity rates. Rice seed density is also evaluated using UAVs in the context of transplanted rice and rice sowing machines. \n\n\n\n3. Robin Wilmart\, PhD Researcher\, ULB\, SAAS\n\n\n\nTitle: “Robotics for knee rehabilitation”\n\n\n\nAnyone who has suffered joint injuries probably had to consult a physiotherapist at some point and begin a long rehabilitation process. However\, the shortage of physiotherapists in many European countries makes it very difficult for a patient to keep regular appointments\, which can be disadvantageous\, particularly in the early stages of the rehabilitation process when the physiotherapist needs to be seen more frequently. In comparison\, to recover from an injury\, a professional competitor will exercise and be seen by a physiotherapist generally every day of his or her rehabilitation\, whereas an ordinary patient will have appointments twice a week on average\, resulting in a longer rehabilitation period for the latter. \n\n\n\nDue to the large number of knee injuries in the population\, many engineers have focused their efforts on this particular joint and have proposed numerous robotic solutions to help physiotherapists manage more patients with knee injuries in the same amount of time. This talk will present the current state of robotics in this field and the challenges faced by the bioengineer when designing such devices. It will then demonstrate the importance of understanding the needs of physiotherapists and giving them the right tools to assess their patients on the one hand\, and consolidate general medical knowledge of knee rehabilitation on the other. \n\n\n\nFor the teams link\, or in-person participation\, registration is required. Coffee and tea will be served. \n\n\n\nThis Seminar will also be livestreamed on our Youtube channel @BrIAStalks
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-sustainable-robotics-seminar-8/
LOCATION:ULB Solbosch Campus\, ULB Solbosch Campus Department of Control Engineering and System Analysis (SAAS)\, Brussels School of Engineering Building L second floor\, door E\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240307
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DTSTAMP:20251217T131523Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 7
DESCRIPTION:1. Prof. Stephen Bailey\, Professor\, Elon University\, USA\n\nTitle: “Impact of a Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse on Corticomotor Excitability after Mental Fatigue”\n\n\n\nMental Fatigue has been associated with reduced physical performance and may impact the ability of someone to use exoskeletons or robotics for a long period of time. Rinsing your mouth with a carbohydrate drink has been shown to be effective at improving the brain’s ability to initiate and maintain function of our motor systems. The purpose of this study is to determine if a carbohydrate mouth rinse can positively impact motor function after mental fatigue. Nine subjects (6 females\, 3 males) completed 2 experimental sessions after they rinsed their mouths with a typical carbohydrate drink or a placebo. Function of a muscle in the hand was determined before and after subjects were mentally fatigued. Mental fatigue was created by having subjects complete several trials of the Stroop Color Word Test (SCWT). Mental fatigue was increased under both conditions\, but no differences were seen between the groups. Reaction time during the SCWT was faster when subjects used the carbohydrate mouth rinse\, but correct response rate was not different between the groups. Motor function was improved (34%) after the mental fatigue task when subjects used the carbohydrate mouth rinse and reduced (-29%)  when subjects used the placebo. The carbohydrate mouth rinse was successful at maintaining motor function and improved cognitive function after mental fatigue. These results suggest that a carbohydrate mouth rinse may be a valuable tool at combating the negative consequences of mental fatigue. \n\n\n\n2. Franziska Kirstein\, BlueOcean Robotics\, Denmark\n\n\n\nTitle: “Designing\, developing and manufacturing healthcare service robots with sustainability in mind”\n\n\n\nDesigning\, developing and commercializing robots is a challenging business. It’s about tackling countless technical obstacles\, satisfying end-user and customer needs while coming up with a solution that actually can generate revenue. Blue Ocean Robotics creates and commercializes robots for humans\, to change the way people work to be more meaningful\, rewarding and healthy. This talk will delve into the early design phases of the companies’ healthcare service robots UV Disinfection Robot and Patient-Transfer-Rehabilitation Robot that have been developed in Public-Private-Partnerships with hospitals: from identifying user needs\, over conducting field studies\, analyzing user requirements to coming up with a concept design and finally introducing the prototype into the hospital. Specifically\, it will focus on the aspects that will support a long-term\, sustainable implementation of the robot. \n\n\n\nAfter acknowledging the intricate nature of robot development\, the talk will shortly dive into yet another challenge: the sustainable manufacturing and life cycle management of robots. Robots can increase quality of life\, but their manufacturing itself can potentially outbalance their positive impact. The materials and designs used make it difficult to recycle the parts\, especially electronics. Toxic materials or rare-earth metals impose an additional environmental threat. The demand for robots is increasing and it’s definitely a challenge for robotic providers to balance social\, environmental and economic sustainability. I will share a few first efforts on how Blue Ocean Robotics is working towards a more sustainable manufacturing of robots and the challenges faced during this process. \n\n\n\n3. Kris Verdonck\, BrIAS Resident artist\, A Two Dogs Company\n\n\n\nTitle: “listen to the bloody machine/The garden of the future”\n\n\n\nIn the work of Kris Verdonck Objects (dead matter) and Subject (people\, living matter) are constantly intertwined. Objects are often infused with “performative characteristics”\, whilst people have “objective” characteristics. Objects carry out dramatic actions\, and actors are put on display in the museum. \n\n\n\nDuring his fellowship he will work on  “The Garden of the Future”\, a project in collaboration with Institute of Natural Sciences\, A two Dogs Company\, and OHME/BrIAS/FARI to create an innovative project on an artistic\, technical and educational level. It would bring together knowledge and experience from the arts\, robotics and biology. \n\n\n\nEcosystems \n\n\n\nThe survival of plant and animal species (and therefore humans) depends on the various relationships between them. The most well-known example probably is the importance of bees for the pollination of flowers and plants. \n\n\n\nIn the field of “biomimicry\,” the robotic and AI-controlled imitation of these species is being explored to better understand these relationships and to develop alternatives for when certain species – and thus interactions – become extinct. The Garden of the Future subscribes to this quest\, aiming both to develop prototypes for machines that can take over functions in the ecosystem and to actually implement them in the garden of the Museum of Natural Science in Brussels. The machines thus developed will fill in an ecological relationship (e.g. pollination) as well as poetically give form to interactions between plants\, animals and environments. In addition to artistic and technical development\, this project will result in an expo that can raise public awareness of ecological dynamics\, climate change and the role of technology. \n\n\n\nFor the teams link\, or in-person participation\, registration is required. Coffee and tea will be served. \n\n\n\nThis Seminar will also be livestreamed on our Youtube channel @BrIAStalks
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-sustainable-robotics-seminar-7/
LOCATION:VUB AIXC\, Pleinlaan 9\, Floor -1\, Ixelles\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTAMP:20251218T103017Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 6
DESCRIPTION:Speakers\n\n\nGuerric De Crombrughe – Nuketech\, Brussels\n\n\n\nAlexander Bahr – Hydromea\n\n\n\nJames Hill – REACH\n\n\n\nLudovic Dufau – Nimbl’bot\n\n\nDescription\nOver the past few months\, the growth prospects of the nuclear industry have dramatically increased. This renewed enthusiasm is notably driven by the pledge signed during COP28 to triple the global nuclear capacity by 2050. This also results in a dire need for high-end\, robust robotics solutions to reduce manpower requirements while improving workers safety. These have a direct impact on Sustainable Development Goals\, either directly (e.g. decent work\, SDG 8) or indirectly (e.g. clean energy\, SDG 7). The nuclear industry ends up acting like a catalyst for innovations relevant for other sectors where workers are exposed to potentially dangerous situations. In this seminar\, three innovative organisations will present their technology. The objective is to have a deeply technical discussion\, sharing as openly as possible both achievements and challenges. The expected audience is mostly robotic and nuclear experts\, both from academia and industry. \nSchedule\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00\nWelcome address by Prof. Emanuele Garone\, BrIAS programme director and Guerric de Crombrugghe\, Nuketech\n\n\n14:10\nRationales\, lessons learned\, and prospects of nuclear robotics by Philippe Loraux (EDF & Nuclear Valley)\n\n\n14:30\nHydromea – remote inspection and monitoring of submerged assets\n\n\n14:55\nREACH – remote extendable arm for characterisation and handling\n\n\n15:20\nShort break\n\n\n15:50\nNimbl’bot– flexible\, jointless robotic arm for flexible operations\n\n\n16:15\nLaborelec & IBASS – crawling robot for in-pipe inspection & metallurgy\n\n\n16:30\nDemos & discussion\n\n\n17:30\nEnd of day\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the teams link\, or in-person participation\, registration is required. Coffee and tea will be served. \n\n\n\nThis Seminar will also be livestreamed on our Youtube channel @BrIAStalks
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-sustainable-robotics-seminar-6/
LOCATION:ULB Solbosch Campus\, ULB Solbosch Campus Department of Control Engineering and System Analysis (SAAS)\, Brussels School of Engineering Building L second floor\, door E\, Brussels\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTAMP:20251217T131451Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Sustainable Robotics Seminar 5
DESCRIPTION:1. Prof. Yael Edan\, Professor\, ABC Robotics initiative (BrIAS Senior Fellow)\n\n\n\nTitle: “Social Assistive Robots for Elder Care: R&D Findings”\n\n\n\nThe world’s population is aging rapidly\, and the number of older adults is projected to increase dramatically in the years to come along. However\, the population of caregivers does not increase at a similar rate\, leading to an increased need in developing solutions that will assist the older adults. A possible solution to bridge this eldercare gap is the use of social assistive robots (SARs). However\, introducing SARs to support older adults comes with inherent interaction challenges: older adults perceptual challenges and their particular needs and expectations\, transparency in interaction\, function allocation in human–robot tasks\, autonomy balance between the older adults and the SAR to ensure engagement of the older adult while interacting with the robot\, and integrating social aspects in the interaction to ensure robot acceptance by the older adult. I will present a series of human-centric studies in which we took a holistic approach taking into account the robot\, the task and the environment and guidelines for improved interaction in design of SARs for older adults. Specifically\, we developed and evaluated: 1) user-centered feedback considering feedback content\, modalities\, and timing options 2) levels of automation/autonomy using a function allocation model 3) a framework that linked levels of transparency with levels of autonomy  4) a transparency based action model and 5) polite and understanding robots. An overview of this research conducted to enhance interaction in different robotic platforms\, tasks\, and scenarios for the support of older adults will be presented. Additional work using a mixed methods approach has been directed to understand the factors affecting older adults’ quality evaluation of SARS for successful acceptance and assimilation. \n\n\n\n2. Prof.  Barry Lennox\, Professor\, University of Manchester\, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering\, UK (BrIAS Senior Fellow).\n\n\n\nTitle: “Use of Robots to Support Sustainable Nuclear Energy”\n\n\n\nThere is a growing demand from industry for robotic systems that can be deployed into extreme environments for very long periods of time\, with little or no maintenance. Such robots have the potential to deliver considerable benefits across multiple sectors\, including space\, nuclear and infrastructure. The focus of this presentation will be on some of the robotic challenges that are faced in the nuclear sector\, where robots are essential if nuclear power (fission and fusion) is to be harnessed in the future. Details will be provided of some of the robots that have been developed at the University of Manchester\, and deployed into radioactive environments. \n\n\n\n3. Dr. Michel Joop van der Schoor\, Post-Doc\, Brubotics/Fari\, VUB (BrIAS Junior Fellow)\n\n\n\nTitle: “Sustainability in the design of urban service robots”\n\n\n\nThe concept of sustainability and sustainable development has been well discussed and was subject to many conferences of the EU and UN resulting in agendas\, goals\, and resolutions. Yet\, literature shows that the three dimensions of sustainability (ecological\, social\, and economic) are unevenly accounted for in the design of mechatronic products. The stated reasons range from a lack or inapplicability of tools for integration into the design process\, models for simulation\, and impact analyses to necessary changes in policy and social behavior. The influence designers have on the sustainability of a product lies mostly in the early design phases of the development process\, such as requirements engineering and concept evaluation. Currently\, these concepts emerge mostly from performance-based requirements rather than sustainability impact-based requirements\, which are also true for service robots in urban environments. So far\, the main focus of research in this innovative and growing product branch lies in performance in perception\, navigation\, and interaction. In my PhD I focused on the integration of all three dimensions of sustainability into the design process. Therefore\, I describe the development of an urban service robot supporting municipal waste management in the city of Berlin. It is the set goal for the robot to increase the service and support the employees while reducing emissions. For that\, I make use of a product development process (PDP) and its adaptable nature to build a specific development process suited to include the three dimensions of sustainability during the requirements engineering and evaluation activities. Herein\, I show which aspects are underrepresented. Especially\, the social dimension required me to look beyond standardized methods in the field of mechanical engineering. Based on my findings\, I introduce a new activity to the development process that I call preliminary social assessment in order to incorporate social aspects in the early design phase. \n\n\n\nFor the teams link\, or in-person participation\, registration is required. Coffee and tea will be served. \n\n\n\nThis Seminar will also be livestreamed on our Youtube channel @BrIAStalks
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-sustainable-robotics-seminar-5/
LOCATION:VUB AIXC\, Pleinlaan 9\, Floor -1\, Ixelles\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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