BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T164402Z UID:DEF7F52F-3618-4022-A50F-B8CCF097C372 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240327T110000 DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Canada is in a housing crisis. Part of the challenge is low construction productivity\, which has been stagnant for decades. In troducing robots to construction sites holds the promise of improving prod uctivity and project quality while reducing material waste. However\, depl oying robots onsite requires solving complex problems in robot perception and control that are unique to construction. In this seminar\, Zhengbo wil l discuss how robots may automatically navigate in complex and unseen envi ronments and achieve dexterous manipulation of everyday construction tools with minimum training.\n\nBio: Dr. Zhengbo Zou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at The University of British Columb ia. His group (intelligent construction lab\, or ICON lab) focuses on unde rstanding how intelligent agents\, such as construction robots and buildin g control systems\, interact with human operators\, occupants\, the built environment\, and the society. Zhengbo received his PhD from New York Univ ersity\, MSc from Carnegie Mellon\, and BEng from Tongji\, China.\n\n[Zhen gbo Zou - UBC Civil Engineering](https://civil.ubc.ca/zhengbo-zou/)\n\nSpe aker(s): Dr. Zhengbo Zou \, \n\nAgenda: \n10:00 am Start\n\n- Gathering\n\ n- Introduction\n\n10:10am\n\n- Talk\n\n- Discussion\n\n11:00am End\n\nSpe aker: Prof. Zhengbou Zho\n\nModerator: Prof. Kefei Wen\n\nRoom: CEME 2202\ , Bldg: Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building\, 6250 Applied Science L ane\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z4\, UBC Vancouver Campus \, Vancouver \, Britis h Columbia\, Canada\, V6T 1Z4\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/ 407613 LOCATION:Room: CEME 2202\, Bldg: Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building\ , 6250 Applied Science Lane\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z4\, UBC Vancouver Campu s \, Vancouver \, British Columbia\, Canada\, V6T 1Z4\, Virtual: https://e vents.vtools.ieee.org/m/407613 ORGANIZER:kihas@ieee.org SEQUENCE:86 SUMMARY:Embodied AI in Construction by Prof. Zhengbo Zou URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/407613 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong>Abstract</strong>: Canada is in a housing crisis. Part of the challenge is low construction productivity\, w hich has been stagnant for decades. Introducing robots to construction sit es holds the promise of improving productivity and project quality while r educing material waste. However\, deploying robots onsite requires solving complex problems in robot perception and control that are unique to const ruction. In this seminar\, Zhengbo will discuss how robots may automatical ly navigate in complex and unseen environments and achieve dexterous manip ulation of everyday construction tools with minimum training.</p>\n<p><str ong>Bio</strong>: Dr. Zhengbo Zou is an Assistant Professor in the Departm ent of Civil Engineering at The University of British Columbia. His group (intelligent construction lab\, or ICON lab) focuses on understanding how intelligent agents\, such as construction robots and building control syst ems\, interact with human operators\, occupants\, the built environment\, and the society. Zhengbo received his PhD from New York University\, MSc f rom Carnegie Mellon\, and BEng from Tongji\, China.</p>\n<p><a href="https ://civil.ubc.ca/zhengbo-zou/">Zhengbo Zou - UBC Civil Engineering</a></p>\ n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>10:00 am Start &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- Gathering</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- Introduction&nbsp\;</p >\n<p>10:10am&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- Talk&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;- Discuss ion</p>\n<p>11:00am End&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Speaker: Prof. Zhengbou Zho&nbsp\;< /p>\n<p>Moderator: Prof. Kefei Wen&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR