This event is happening October 18 from 9am to 12pm local time in Abu Dhabi, GST (GMT+4).
Happening as part of the IROS2024 Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, this Forum intends to bring together representatives from Industry, Government, and Academia to discuss opportunities and new partnerships for using robots and advanced engineering solutions for the Ocean in real-world scenarios, leveraging new technological breakthroughs to overcome current barriers.
Endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and sponsored by the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society and the Marine Robotics Technical Committee of the IEEE Robotics Automation Society, this Forum brings together renowned experts from Marine and Technology in a roundtable on the upcoming marine robotics revolution to enhance Ocean knowledge and sustainable development.
Organizers:
- Dr. Giulia De Masi, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
- Dr. Federico Renda, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Dr. Gabriele Ferri, NATO Center CMRE, la Spezia, Italy
Speakers:
- Prof. Cesare Stefanini, Director of the BioRobotics Institute of School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
- Dr. Ada Natoli, Assistant Professor, Zayed University, and Project Director and FounderProject Director and Founder of the UAE Dolphin Project Initiative, Dubai, UAE
- Prof Henrik Stahl, Dean for the College of Marine Sciences and Aquatic Biology at University of Khorfakkan, Sharjah, UAE
- Dr. Simona Aracri, Tenured Researcher CNR (Italian National Center for Research), Genoa, Italy
- Dr. Francesco Maurelli, Associate Professor, Marine Systems and Robotics, Constructor University, Bremen and Entrepreneur, Germany
- Mr. Christopher Whitt, Senior Consultant appointed by Lloyd’s Register Foundation to support UN Ocean Decade