The 2nd Annual IEEE UK & Ireland RAS conference will be hosted by Advanced Robotics Centre at Queen Mary University of London on 22 Feb 2018. The one event will have four themes: RAS on Extreme Environments, RAS on Health and Social Care, RAS on Manufacturing and Food Automation, and RAI Beyond 2020. 24 experts in RAS, AI and IoT areas are invited to present their research findings and future trend in these areas. You are welcome to join the exciting RAS event in 2018.

1. HOST: Centre for Advanced Robotics @ Queen Mary (ARQ)
General Chairs: Prof John Gray, University of Manchester
Prof Kaspar Althoefer, Queen Mary University of London
Programme Chairs: Dr Hongmei He Cranfield University
Dr Jelizaveta Konstantinova , Queen Mary University of London
Agenda (Morning):
8:30am – 9:00am Registration
9:00am – 9:05am Conference starting by host, Prof Kaspar Althoefer
9:05am – 9:15am Welcome from
Prof Ali Hessami – Chair of IEEE UK & Ireland Section
Prof John Gray -- Chair of IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Chapter
Prof Guangzhong Yang -- Chair of EPSRC Robotics Network
9:15am – 10:30 am Theme 1: RAS for Extreme Environments
Chair: Prof Kaspar Althoefer
• Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear (RAIN), Barry Lennox, University of Manchester
• National Centre for Nuclear Robotics (NCNR), Rustam Stolkin, University of Birmingham
• Robotics and AI Hub for Offshore Energy Asset Integrity Management (ORCA), Mirko Kovac, Imperial College
London
• Future AI and Robotics for Space, Yang Gao, University of Surrey
• Challenges in ensuring Trustworthy and Resilient RAS systems, Carsten Maple, University of Warwick
10:30am—10:45am Tea and Coffee Break
10:45am – 12:15 noon Theme 2: RAS for Health and Social Care
Chair: Prof Sanja Dogramadzi
• Medical Robotics - The global Landscape and opportunities, Guangzhong Yang, Imperial College London
• Overhead robotic system for home assistance, Sanja Dogramadzi, Bristol Robotics Lab
• Robotic exoskeleton for Ankle Injury Treatment, Shane Xie, University of Leeds
• Soft robotic medical devices: Innovative healthcare engineering, Helge Wurdemann, University of College London
• Soft Tactile Sensors for Medical Robotics and Healthcare, Pete Culmer, University of Leeds
• A New Generation of a Robotic Active Flexible Colonoscope, Luigi Manfredi, University of Dundee
Programme of The 2nd Annual IEEE UK and Ireland RAS Chapter Conference

2. HOW TO GET THERE:
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CLICK TO REGISTER VENUE:
Arts One building
Mile End Road ,
London,
E1 4NS
DATE:
22 Feb 2018 (Thursday)
Agenda (Afternoon)
12:15 – 12:55 Lunch
12:55 – 13:30 Poster session
13:30 – 15:00 Theme 3: Manufacturing and Food Automation
Chair: Prof John Gray
• IoT enabled flexible automated food assembly and packaging, John Gray, University of Manchester
• Metamorphic Robot Hand and Robot Transformer That Are Shaped by Arts and Nature, Jian Dai, Kings College London
• Human Robot Interaction in Manufacturing, Phil Webb, Cranfield University
• Cyber Physical System and Big Data Enabled Energy Efficient Machining Optimisation, Weidong Li, Coventry University
• Adaptive Control: One Future for Manufacturing Automation? Laura Justham, Loughborough University
• Shadow's Route to Smart Grasping, Rich Walker, Shadow Robotics Company
15:00– 15:15 Tea or Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:00 Keynote Talk: Tactual Curiosities, Vincent Hayward, Sorbonne University, France
16:00– 17:15 Theme 4: RAI Beyond 2020
Chair: Prof Jian Dai
• Safe Human Robotics Interaction of the Future: The Need for a Soft Touch, Kaspar Althoefer, Queen Mary University of
London
• Role of Competitions in Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Robotics Beyond 2020, Lakmal Seneviratne, Khalifa
University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Brain and Brain-Inspired Artificial Intelligence, Frank Wang, University of Kent
• An automated Malaria Diagnosis System with Robotic Vision for next Generation Mobile Healthcare, Izzet Kale, University
of Westminster
• Visual SLAM from Geometry to Deep Learning, Dongbing Gu, University of Essex
• Creative applications of Robotics and AI, Fiddian Warman, Soda Limited
17:15 – 17:25 Poster Awards, announced by Prof Kaspar Althoefer
17:25 – 17:30 Conclusion by Prof John Gray
17:30 – 18:00 Networking