This document provides biographical information about Dr. Mohamed Elsayed Elawady, a lecturer in data science at the University of Stirling. It summarizes his educational background, teaching experience, research focus on computer vision and robotics applications, and recent work exploring how robotics and AI can help address issues in Indonesia related to pollution, traffic, and deforestation. The document also outlines his agenda for a presentation, which includes discussing his background and experience, providing examples of robotics applications in various industries, and exploring potential solutions that robotics and AI could offer for some of Indonesia's challenges.

1. Robotics Vision
in Industry
Dr. Mohamed Elsayed Elawady
Lecturer, Data Science
Department of Computing Science and Mathematics
Faculty of Natural Sciences
University of Stirling
Oct 2022
mohamed.elawady@ieee.org
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2. Agenda
•About Me
•Background
•Indonesia
•Summary
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3. About Me: Education
•BSc of Computers & Informatics (Major: Computer
Science) - Suez Canal University, Egypt [2002 - 2007]
•Erasmus Mundus MSc Program in Computer Vision &
Robotics - Burgundy / Girona / Heriot-Watt Universities,
Europe [2012 - 2014]
•PhD in Computer Vision - Jean Monnet / Lyon University,
France [2014 - 2019]
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4. About Me: Teaching I
•Undergraduate courses in computer science - Suez Canal
University, Egypt [2008-2012]
•Undergraduate courses in image processing - Telecom St-Etienne,
France [2014-2018]
•Postgraduate courses in computer vision - international masters
programs of Jean Monnet University (COSI, CIMET, 3DMT, MLDM),
France [2014-2017]
•Mentorship of academic & industrial internships - NTNU, Sorbonne,
ENS Scalay and Polytechnique, Europe [2018-2020]
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5. About Me: Teaching II
•Coordinator for undergraduate courses in
computer science - University of Stirling, UK
[2020-Now] + Organizer with international
partners (UAE, Oman, China)
•Supervision of academic dissertations (Honors
and MSc) - University of Stirling, UK [2021-Now]
•Research committee member - 1st and 2nd
Year PhD VIVA [2020-Now]
✓RATE nominee: Excellence in Teaching in the
Faculty of Natural Science
✓RATE nominee: Dedication to Accessibility and
Inclusion in Blended Learning
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6. About Me: Research
•Research Assistant - Computer Science Department, Suez Canal
University, Egypt [2008 - 2012] : Web Services
•Research Intern - Le2i Lab UMR CNRS 6306, France [2013] : Thermal
Imaging
•Research Intern - VisionLab, Heriot-Watt University, UK [2014]:
Underwater Image Classi
fi
cation using Deep Learning
•Doctoral Researcher - Hubert Curien Lab UMR CNRS 5516, France
[2014-2018]: Symmetry Detection in 2D images
•Lecturer, Data Science - University of Stirling, UK [2020-Now]: Computer
Vision
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7. About Me: Industrial
•Computer Vision Researcher - Qopius / Trax [2018 - 2020]
•YouTube: [https://youtu.be/9Xo7YWbrVdU] [https://youtu.be/QD-xt8oW_T4]
•News: https://www.mediamarktsaturn.com/en/top-stories/app-desired-product
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8. About Me: Robotics Vision
•Metralabs Tory
•Parrot AR Drone 2.0
•HWU ROV/AUV
•EPFL E-Puck
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https://youtu.be/b4Fq5Jh08YI?t=45

9. Background: UN Goals
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10. Background: Food I
•Chef Robots
• Moley Robotics
• Remy Robotics
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Source: BBC News
https://youtu.be/78hpInIEhqU
•Waiter Robots
• Pudu Robotics
• Bear Robotics
https://youtu.be/spTPYFHy1QI
https://youtu.be/Dojvmqx49fw
https://youtu.be/fNpBDwYLi-Q

11. Background: Food II
•Delivery Robots
• Starship Technologies
• Amazon Air
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Source: BBC News
•Retail Robots
• Bossa Nova Robotics
• Halodi Robotics
• Temi Robot
https://youtu.be/Z417CncwQsg
https://youtu.be/mzhvR4wm__M
https://youtu.be/BzEjiItbzB8
https://youtu.be/8gyWF43NcfA
https://youtu.be/ZsEano0qwcg

12. Background: Healthcare
•Surgical Robots
• CMR Surgical
• Intuitive Surgical
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Source: BBC News
•Social Robots
• Aldebaran Robotics
• Blue Frog Robotics
https://youtu.be/YVWgRjWfD9k
https://youtu.be/6mhu4E_cZ5Q
https://youtu.be/XuwP5iOB-gs
https://youtu.be/KypYVagpYBk

13. Background: Infrastructure
•Inspection Robots
• Blue Atlas Robotics
• Perceptual Robotics
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Source: BBC News
•Operation Robots
• OceanOneK
• Houston Mechatronics
• Equinor
https://youtu.be/H9yWzQ-JJlA
https://youtu.be/MLj7AqpPYhM
https://youtu.be/h2CLLBUpPZg
https://youtu.be/shimvNXyVtw
https://youtu.be/oFNeQln1f2c

14. Indonesia: AI x Robotics
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Source: Wikipedia
https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/indonesias-ai-promise-in-perspective/
AI-enabled companies focus on:
•Data Analytics (Eureka AI)
•Virtual Assistants (Katai.ai)
•Food Dietary (Snapcart)
•Transport / Ecosystem (Gojek)
•E-commerce (Tokopedia)
Robotics companies are hardware
distributers:
•Halo Robotics
•Masindo Robotics
Or still in early stages:
•Widya Robotics

15. Indonesia: Pollution
•Types:
• Air
• Noise
• Waste - Land / Water
• Plastic
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https://aqli.epic.uchicago.edu/country-spotlight/indonesia/
Source: BBC News
•Solution?
• Robot (Drone, AUV / ROV)
• Sensor
• Air quality
• Water quality
• Microphone
• Multispectral

16. Indonesia: Traf
fi
c
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•Issues:
• Accidents / Collisions
• Aggressive Driving
• Tailgating
Source: BBC News
•Solution?
• Robot (Drone, Tra
ffi
c Police)
• AI
• Law breaking
identi
fi
cation
• Vehicle tracking
• Tra
ffi
c sign recognition
https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-managing-jakartas-infamous-tra
ffi
c-jams/

17. Indonesia: Deforestation
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Source: BBC News
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_in_Indonesia
•Where:
• Borneo
• Papua
• Sumatra
•Why:
• Tobacco / Palm Oil
Plantation
• Agricultural Fires
•Solution?
• Robot (Drone) + Stations
• AI
• Fire detection
• Action Recognition

18. –Johnny Appleseed
Thanks for your attention!
Questions?
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