LECTURE SERIES

Following is a list of lectures organized by the RAS Society and RAS Washington/NoVa Chapter:

2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015

2015

  • August 5, 2015
    Distinguished Lecture Series:
    Humanitarian Robotics and Automation Technologies - Improving the Quality of Life for Humanity.
    Dr. Raj Madhavan
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2014

  • No Lectures
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2013

  • May 15, 2013
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series:. Prof. Richard Hartley on "Riemannian manifolds, kernels and learning " at Mitre Corp.
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2012

  • November 14, 2012
    Distinguished Lecturer Series:. Dr. Paul Oh (Drexel University) on "Robotics: Pathways to Transformative Research" at Mitre Corp. (lecture postponed).
  • October 31, 2012
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series:. Dr. Gabe Sibley (GWU) on "Mobile Robot Perception for Long-term Autonomy" at Mitre Corp.
  • May 18, 2012
    Sponsored Lecture at ICRA'12. The IEEE RAS Washington/Northern Virginia chapter is proud to sponsor a guest lecture during the Virtual Manufacturing Competition (VMAC) by Erik Nieves, Technology Director at Yaskawa Motoman Robotics, entitled: "The Challenges of Robotics in Logistics - an industrial perspective."
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2011

  • October 13, 2011
    Distinguished Lecturer Series: "Motion Planning for Physical Systems", Dr. Lydia Kavraki, Rice University. [PDF Flyer]
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2010

  • June 23, 2010
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series: "An Engineering Perspective on Reverse Engineering the Brain", James Albus, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Studies George Mason University. [PDF Presentation]
  • April 19, 2010
    Member Speaker Lecture Series: "Skill Assessment for Robotic Surgery: Language of Surgery", Carol Reiley, Johns Hopkins University.
    [PDF Flyer PDF Presentation Video Expert/Novice Video Expert/Expert]
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2009

  • October 28, 2009
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series: Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT), Janet Rochester, SSIT.
    [PDF Abstract, PDF Presentation]
  • January 22, 2009
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series: State of the Art in Ground Robotics,
    Dr. Robert Grabowski, MITRE Corporation. [PDF Abstract]
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2008

  • November 10, 2008
    Member Speaker Lecture Series: Hummerbot and the Speedway Competition, Robert Noteboom, IEEE RAS DC/NoVA. At the 2008 IEEE RAS Meeting. [PDF Abstract [PDF Presentation]
  • May 29, 2008
    Member Speaker Lecture Series: Project Management Tools,
    Douglas Holly, JDS Uniphase Corp. [PDF Abstract, PDF Presentation]
  • March 6, 2008
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series: Space Robotics for Science and Exploration on Planetary Surfaces, Dr. Edward Tunstel, Space Department, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory. [PDF Flyer]
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2007

  • December 12, 2007
    Member Speaker Lecture Series: Design of a Biomimetic Controlled ¯ Curvature Robotic Pectoral Fin, John Palmisano, Naval Research Laboratory. [PDF Flyer]
  • October 4, 2007
    Guest Speaker Lecture Series: Cognitive Robotics, Prof. Henrik I. Christensen, Robotics and Intelligent Machines Georgia Institute of Technology. [PDF Flyer]
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