1. IEEE Conference of Automation Science and Engineering (CASE 2019)
WORKSHOP
“Frontiers in Control and Smart Automation: Robotics, Energy, and Education”
The goal of this workshop is to (1) communicate to the audience recent advances in the fields of control and smart automation, particularly in the application areas of robotics and energy systems, and (2) foster discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers in the above areas. We also dedicate a portion of this workshop on recent initiatives in robotic and automation education. We compose a presentation lineup that balances theoretical topics (control theory, formal methods), application areas (robotics, microfabrication, energy and building systems), and educational initiatives.
This workshop is organized in the honor of Professor John Wen, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In his research career, Professor Wen has made significant contributions in the fields of control and automation. His impacts can be measured not only in the number of scientific awards, publications, and citations, but also in the young researchers that he mentored and trained. In addition to the goals outlined in the first paragraph above, this workshop will also bring together Professor Wen’s scientific collaborators, colleagues, and mentees.
Organizers:
Agung Julius (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Sandipan Mishra (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Dan Popa (University of Louisville)
Schedule:
08: :45
Registration, speakers check-in
08: :00
Workshop Opening and Agenda
09: :30
Dan Popa - “Physical Robot Guidance through Neuroadaptive Control and Tactile Electronic Skin”
09: :00
TJ Zhang - “Smart Automation Opportunities in Micro 3D Printing, Nanofabrication and TEM Characterization”
10: :30
BREAK
10: :00
Murat Arcak - “New Tools for Interval Reachability Analysis”
11: :30
Agung Julius - “Trajectory-based Systems Theory for Hybrid Systems”
11: :00
Joe Chow - “Enabling Control Systems for Renewable Integration”
12: :30
Sandipan Mishra - “Control of Indoor Lighting in Smart Buildings”
12: :30
LUNCH BREAK
13: :00
He Bai - “Cooperative Manipulation: from Robotic Arms to Aerial Vehicles”
14: :30
Fernando Lizarralde - “Cascaded Nonlinear Passive Systems for Robotics Application”
14: :00
Intermezzo, personal recounts with Prof. John Wen, group picture  
15: :30
15: :00
Sahika Genc - “Learning Robust Motion Planning for Autonomous Driving Vehicle At Scale”
16: :30
Jacopo Tani - “The Artificial Intelligence Driving Olympics (AI-DO)”
16:30 - end
Closing/discussion