Advancing Interdisciplinary Innovation in Artificial Intelligence
Hosted by AIIRI, UF/IFAS, the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and the UF College of Medicine
The Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute at the University of Florida will host a one-day AI & Robotics Mini-Symposium on Monday, April 27, as part of the AI & Informatics Mini-Symposia Series. Featuring leading UF faculty and key external partners, the event will explore how the university can advance research and collaboration at the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotics. Through engaging presentations and interactive discussion, this symposium will help shape future conversations and initiatives highlighting AI’s expanding role in robotics and beyond.
Questions? Please contact: Alina Zare or Sara Dwyer
Agenda
- 9:00 AM Breakfast
- 9:45 AM Welcome
- 10:00 AM Participant Introductions
- 10:45 AM George Kantor – Robotics for Agriculture: Moving from Perception to Action
- 11:05 AM Shuai Li – Physical AI for Construction
- 11:13 AM Daniel Ferris – Robotic Exoskeletons and Bionic Prostheses
- 11:21 PM Break
- 11:36 AM Parisa Rashidi – CORA: A Privacy-Preserving Autonomous ICU Assistant Robot for Patient Engagement and Clinical Insight
- 11:44 AM Hongwu Wang – From Lab to Living Room: Leveraging I-DAPT and the UF Smart House for Real-World AI and Robotic Integration
- 11:52 AM Idris Jeelani – Safety of Humans in Robot-Populated Work Environments
- 12:00 PM Facilitated Discussion
- 12:30 PM Lunch
- 1:30 PM Yue Chen – Tentacle-like Continuum Robot for Minimally Invasive Surgery
- 1:50 PM Warren Dixon – Real-Time Deep Learning and Robotics
- 1:58 PM Sumit Jha – Semantic Transfer of Embodied AI to Novel Environments
- 2:06 PM Melanie Correll – [title TBD]
- 2:14 PM Facilitated Discussion
- 2:44 PM Break
- 3:00 PM Gregory S. Chirikjian – Robot Imagination
- 3:20 PM Gregory Conde & Sandra Guzmán – Physics-Informed Neural Networks as a Model for Predictive Control: A Case Study in Forecast-Aware Optimal Irrigation Management
- 3:28 PM Patrick Musgrave – Embodying Intelligence into Robots by Using the Body for Intelligence
- 3:36 PM Ivan Ruchkin – Physical Grounding of World Models
- 3:44 PM Facilitated Discussion
- 4:14 PM Wrap Up