IEEE Robotics, Control, Instrumentation and Measurement (RobConIM) Seminar Series

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Key Technologies of Intelligent Robotics

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SPEAKER: Professor Jason Gu, PhD, PEng., FEIC, FCAE

             Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Biomedical Engineering

             Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

DATE:            Friday, September 13, 2024 
TIME:            2:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Central Daylight Time, CDT: Winnipeg)
PLACE:         E1-270 (Borger Room) EITC

ORGANIZER: IEEE Robotics, Control, Instrumentation and Measurement Chapter – Winnipeg Section

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About the Topic -  The talk will focus on the development of key technology of intelligent robotics and artificial intelligence. Brief history of AI and robotics development will be covered and then key technical issues and development status of robots around perception, decision-making and execution will be discussed in detail. Finally some thoughts on AI technology for robotics including adaptive algorithm, big data in robots and novel computing architecture will be put forward.

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About the Presenter - Dr. Jason GU received the Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and information science from the University of Science and Technology of China, in 1992, the Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1995, and the PhD degree from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2001. He is currently a Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Dalhousie University, Canada. He is also a Cross-Appointed Professor with the School of Biomedical Engineering for his multidisciplinary research work. He has over 28 years of research and teaching experience and has co-authored over 400 papers in journals and conferences. His research areas include robotics, biomedical engineering, rehabilitation engineering, neural networks, and control. He is a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Canada Academy of Engineering. He has been the Associate Editor of the Journal of Control and Intelligent Systems, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE SMC Magazine, the International Journal of Robotics and Automation, Unmanned Systems, the Journal of Engineering and Emerging Technologies, and IEEE Access. Dr. Gu was the IEEE Canada President for 2020-2021 and is currently the IEEE Tellers Committee Chair for 2024-2025.

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