Executive Meeting
Date:
Thu, 09/06/2022 - 14:00 to 16:00
Avatar XPrize Finalists
Submitted by Anne Murphy on Wed, 13/04/2022 - 15:44Dr Vladimir Ivan and Professor Sethu Vijayakumar are members of the AvatarX team lead by Touchlab which recently qualified for the finals of the Avatar XPRIZE.
Fifteen teams from eight countries have been selected by the Avatar XPRIZE judging panel to advance to the final, which is due to be held later in the USA in 2022.
BBC Reporting Scotland broadcast with Professor Sethu Vijayakumar
Submitted by Anne Murphy on Wed, 13/04/2022 - 15:39A team of eight British Sign Language and Tech experts have created 500 words and phrases to help members of the deaf community access education and jobs in Computer Science. BBC Scotland visited the University of Edinburgh Robotic Labs to look at the positive impact this will have on our future generations.
Link to the BBC Scotland interview with Professor Vijayakumar can be found here
Student trip to Firbush
Submitted by Anne Murphy on Fri, 01/04/2022 - 17:11
A group of CDT RAS students have just returned from two action packed days at the University of Edinburgh’s Firbush Outdoor Centre near Killin. After packed lunch on arrival at Firbush, the Firbush staff briefed everyone about the site and the activities. In the afternoon students spilt into two groups. One went kayaking, starting with a trip up the loch, and finishing with kayak games in the harbour. The other group was paddle boarding and went for a trip in the opposite direction, finishing off with some challenges on the paddle boards.
Executive Meeting
Date:
Mon, 25/04/2022 - 14:00 to 16:00
Gateway Event - Mission Planning with Uncertain Models
Date:
Tue, 12/04/2022 - 15:00 to 16:00
Location:
Online Microsoft Teams
Speaker:
Dr Nick Hawes
University of Oxford
Title: Mission Planning with Uncertain Models
Gateway Event - Raising VC Funding
Date:
Tue, 15/03/2022 - 15:00 to 16:00
Location:
Microsoft Teams
Speaker:
Pratima Aiyagari
Nauta Capital
Abstract
As academics turn entrepreneurial there are a number of skills that are required, in addition to their chosen academic proficiency. This talk focuses on the process of spinning out your academic work, the steps required before and during the fund-raising process and how to prepare for VC fund-raising. The talk will end for a Q&A.
Bio
Executive Meeting
Date:
Thu, 03/03/2022 - 14:00 to 16:00
IPAB Workshop-20/01/2022 at 1pm - Craig Innes
Date:
Thu, 20/01/2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
Location:
Online
Speaker:
Craig Innes
The next IPAB Workshop will take place on Thursday 20th January at 1pm. Craig Innes will be speaking. The Zoom details can be found in the corresponding email.
Speaker: Craig Innes
Title: Adaptive Experiment Design with Temporal Logic Specifications
IPAB Workshop - Daniel Gordon, Theodoros Stouraitis
Date:
Thu, 13/01/2022 - 13:00 to 14:00
Location:
Online
Speaker:
Daniel Gordon, Theodoros Stouraitis
University of Edinburgh
The next IPAB Workshop will take place on Thursday 13th January at 1pm. Daniel Gordon and Theodoros Stouraitis will be speaking. The Zoom details can be found in the corresponding email
Speaker: Daniel Gordon
Title: Human-in-the-loop Optimisation of Exoskeleton Assistance via Online Simulation of Metabolic Cost